Weisse Seerose vs Lori's water-lily

Nymphaea alba compared with Nymphaea loriana

Key Differences

• Weisse Seerose is Least Concern while Lori's water-lily is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Weisse Seerose	Lori's water-lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Nymphaeales (Seerosenartige)	Nymphaeales (Seerosenartige)
Family same	Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus same	Nymphaea	Nymphaea
Species	Nymphaea alba	Nymphaea loriana

Evolutionary Relationship

Weisse Seerose and Lori's water-lily share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nymphaea.

Conservation Status

Weisse Seerose

LC — Least Concern

Lori's water-lily

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Weisse Seerose	Lori's water-lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Weisse Seerose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Lori's water-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada