Bucklige Wasserlinse vs Kleinste Wasserlinse

Lemna gibba compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Bucklige Wasserlinse is Least Concern while Kleinste Wasserlinse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bucklige Wasserlinse	Kleinste Wasserlinse
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Alismatales (Froschlöffelartige)	Alismatales (Froschlöffelartige)
Family same	Araceae	Araceae
Genus same	Lemna	Lemna
Species	Lemna gibba	Lemna minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Bucklige Wasserlinse and Kleinste Wasserlinse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lemna.

Conservation Status

Bucklige Wasserlinse

LC — Least Concern

Kleinste Wasserlinse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bucklige Wasserlinse	Kleinste Wasserlinse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bucklige Wasserlinse

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Kleinste Wasserlinse

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden