Least Water Lily vs Small Pond-Lily

Nuphar pumila compared with Nuphar microphylla

Key Differences

• Least Water Lily is Least Concern while Small Pond-Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Water Lily	Small Pond-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	Nuphar	Nuphar
Species	Nuphar pumila	Nuphar microphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Least Water Lily and Small Pond-Lily share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nuphar.

Conservation Status

Least Water Lily

LC — Least Concern

Small Pond-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Water Lily	Small Pond-Lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Water Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Small Pond-Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States