Indian Sundew vs Bastard-Sonnentau

Drosera indica compared with Drosera obovata

Key Differences

• Indian Sundew is Least Concern while Bastard-Sonnentau is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Sundew	Bastard-Sonnentau
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family same	Droseraceae	Droseraceae
Genus same	Drosera	Drosera
Species	Drosera indica	Drosera obovata

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian Sundew and Bastard-Sonnentau share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Drosera.

Conservation Status

Indian Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Bastard-Sonnentau

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Sundew	Bastard-Sonnentau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Namibia, and Taiwan.

Bastard-Sonnentau

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.