bird's-foot buttercup vs Lesser Spearwort

Ranunculus arcticus compared with Ranunculus flammula

Key Differences

• bird's-foot buttercup is Not Evaluated while Lesser Spearwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bird's-foot buttercup	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family same	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus same	Ranunculus	Ranunculus
Species	Ranunculus arcticus	Ranunculus flammula

Evolutionary Relationship

bird's-foot buttercup and Lesser Spearwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ranunculus.

Conservation Status

bird's-foot buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bird's-foot buttercup	Lesser Spearwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bird's-foot buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

bird's-foot buttercup

The Bird's-foot buttercup (Ranunculus arcticus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden