Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut vs Kahles Ferkelkraut

Hypochaeris radicata compared with Hypochaeris glabra

Key Differences

• Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut is Not Evaluated while Kahles Ferkelkraut is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut	Kahles Ferkelkraut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Asternartige)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Hypochaeris	Hypochaeris
Species	Hypochaeris radicata	Hypochaeris glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut and Kahles Ferkelkraut share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hypochaeris.

Conservation Status

Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut

NE — Not Evaluated

Kahles Ferkelkraut

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut	Kahles Ferkelkraut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Kahles Ferkelkraut

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut

The Cat'S Ear (Hypochaeris radicata) is a species in the genus Hypochaeris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 19 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States