French Crane's-bill vs Madiera cranesbill

Geranium endressii compared with Geranium maderense

Key Differences

• French Crane's-bill is Not Evaluated while Madiera cranesbill is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	French Crane's-bill	Madiera cranesbill
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family same	Geraniaceae	Geraniaceae
Genus same	Geranium	Geranium
Species	Geranium endressii	Geranium maderense

Evolutionary Relationship

French Crane's-bill and Madiera cranesbill share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Geranium.

Conservation Status

French Crane's-bill

NE — Not Evaluated

Madiera cranesbill

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	French Crane's-bill	Madiera cranesbill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

French Crane's-bill

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Madiera cranesbill

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom