Gemeine Akelei vs Sichelmöhre

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Falcaria vulgaris

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Sichelmöhre is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Sichelmöhre
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Drepanidae
Genus	Aquilegia	Falcaria
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Falcaria vulgaris

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Sichelmöhre

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Sichelmöhre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Akelei

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Sichelmöhre

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gemeine Akelei

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

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