giant water-lily vs Loto

Nymphaea gigantea compared with Nymphaea lotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	giant water-lily	Loto
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 gigantea	Nymphaea lotus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

giant water-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Loto

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	giant water-lily	Loto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

giant water-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Loto

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), North America (Costa Rica, Panama, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia