giant water-lily vs White egyptian lotus

Nymphaea gigantea compared with Nymphaea lotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	giant water-lily	White egyptian lotus
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Nymphaeales (スイレン目)	Nymphaeales (スイレン目)
Family same	Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus same	Nymphaea	Nymphaea
Species	Nymphaea gigantea	Nymphaea lotus

Evolutionary Relationship

giant water-lily and White egyptian lotus share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nymphaea.

Conservation Status

giant water-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

White egyptian lotus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	giant water-lily	White egyptian lotus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

giant water-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

White egyptian lotus

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia