Hundsveilchen vs Acker-Veilchen

Viola canina compared with Viola arvensis

Key Differences

• Hundsveilchen is Vulnerable while Acker-Veilchen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hundsveilchen	Acker-Veilchen
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family same	Violaceae	Violaceae
Genus same	Viola	Viola
Species	Viola canina	Viola arvensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hundsveilchen and Acker-Veilchen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Viola.

Conservation Status

Hundsveilchen

VU — Vulnerable

Acker-Veilchen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hundsveilchen	Acker-Veilchen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hundsveilchen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Acker-Veilchen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

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