Common Crocus vs ホオジロオナガガモ

Crocus vernus compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

Common Crocus is Not Evaluated while ホオジロオナガガモ is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Crocus	ホオジロオナガガモ
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Asparagales (クサスギカズラ目)	Anseriformes (カモ目)
Family	Iridaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Crocus	Anas
Species	Crocus vernus	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Common Crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

ホオジロオナガガモ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Crocus	ホオジロオナガガモ
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

ホオジロオナガガモ

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Common Crocus

<em>Crocus vernus</em>, commonly known as the common crocus or spring crocus, is a small bulbous perennial plant in the family Iridaceae. Native to Europe, it has been widely cultivated and naturalized across North America. Common crocus typically grows in alpine meadows, subalpine grasslands, and woodland edges, often emerging through snow in early spring, making it one of the earliest flowering plants of the season. The flowers are solitary and cup-shaped, appearing before the leaves, and range in color from white and lilac to deep purple. The species has long been cultivated as an ornamental plant and is one of the parents of many garden crocus cultivars. Its corms are eaten by rodents and its flowers provide an early-season nectar source for bees and other pollinators. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.