azolla de Caroline vs Azolla

Azolla caroliniana compared with Azolla filiculoides

Key Differences

  • azolla de Caroline is Least Concern while Azolla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank azolla de Caroline Azolla
Kingdom same Plantae (plante) Plantae (plante)
Phylum same Tracheophyta Tracheophyta
Class same Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida) Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order same Salviniales (Salviniales) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family same Salviniaceae Salviniaceae
Genus same Azolla Azolla
Species Azolla caroliniana Azolla filiculoides

Evolutionary Relationship

azolla de Caroline and Azolla share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Azolla.

Conservation Status

azolla de Caroline

LC — Least Concern

Azolla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute azolla de Caroline Azolla
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

azolla de Caroline

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Azolla

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

azolla de Caroline

The Carolina Mosquitofern (Azolla caroliniana) is a species in the genus Azolla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Azolla

No description available.

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