potentille arctique vs potentille de Pennsylvanie

Potentilla hyparctica compared with Potentilla pensylvanica

Key Differences

• potentille arctique is Vulnerable while potentille de Pennsylvanie is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	potentille arctique	potentille de Pennsylvanie
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla hyparctica	Potentilla pensylvanica

Evolutionary Relationship

potentille arctique and potentille de Pennsylvanie share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

potentille arctique

VU — Vulnerable

potentille de Pennsylvanie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	potentille arctique	potentille de Pennsylvanie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

potentille arctique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

potentille de Pennsylvanie

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

potentille arctique

The Arctic cinquefoil (Potentilla hyparctica) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden