Hundsveilchen vs Echtes Veilchen

Viola canina compared with Viola tricolor

Key Differences

• Hundsveilchen is Vulnerable while Echtes Veilchen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hundsveilchen	Echtes 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 tricolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hundsveilchen

VU — Vulnerable

Echtes Veilchen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hundsveilchen	Echtes 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.

Echtes Veilchen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, India, Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States