Mountain Cinquefoil vs Englisches Fingerkraut

Potentilla montana compared with Potentilla anglica

Key Differences

• Mountain Cinquefoil is Extinct while Englisches Fingerkraut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Cinquefoil	Englisches Fingerkraut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Rosenartige)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla montana	Potentilla anglica

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Cinquefoil and Englisches Fingerkraut share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

Mountain Cinquefoil

EX — Extinct

Englisches Fingerkraut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Cinquefoil	Englisches Fingerkraut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

Englisches Fingerkraut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal