Mittlerer Sonnentau vs Bastard-Sonnentau

Drosera intermedia compared with Drosera obovata

Key Differences

• Mittlerer Sonnentau is Least Concern while Bastard-Sonnentau is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mittlerer Sonnentau	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 intermedia	Drosera obovata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mittlerer Sonnentau

LC — Least Concern

Bastard-Sonnentau

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mittlerer Sonnentau	Bastard-Sonnentau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mittlerer Sonnentau

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Bastard-Sonnentau

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway