Hairy Water Lily vs Loto

Nymphaea pubescens compared with Nymphaea lotus

Key Differences

• Hairy Water Lily is Least Concern while Loto is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy 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 pubescens	Nymphaea lotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Water Lily and Loto share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nymphaea.

Conservation Status

Hairy Water Lily

LC — Least Concern

Loto

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Water Lily	Loto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Water Lily

Habitat

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

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).