Gemeine Akelei vs Birken-Feuerschwamm

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Phellinus laevigatus

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Birken-Feuerschwamm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Birken-Feuerschwamm
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Hymenochaetales (Borstenscheiblingsartige)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Phellinus
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Phellinus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Birken-Feuerschwamm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Birken-Feuerschwamm
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).

Birken-Feuerschwamm

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States