American Water-Lily vs giant water-lily

Nymphaea odorata compared with Nymphaea gigantea

Key Differences

• American Water-Lily is Least Concern while giant water-lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water-Lily	giant water-lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)
Family same	Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus same	Nymphaea	Nymphaea
Species	Nymphaea odorata	Nymphaea gigantea

Evolutionary Relationship

American Water-Lily and giant water-lily share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nymphaea.

Conservation Status

American Water-Lily

LC — Least Concern

giant water-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water-Lily	giant water-lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water-Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

giant water-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

American Water-Lily

The American Water-Lily (Nymphaea odorata) is a species in the genus Nymphaea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.