Mountain Cinquefoil vs trailing tormentil

Potentilla montana compared with Potentilla anglica

Key Differences

• Mountain Cinquefoil is Extinct while trailing tormentil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Cinquefoil	trailing tormentil
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	Rosales (バラ目)	Rosales (バラ目)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla montana	Potentilla anglica

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Cinquefoil and trailing tormentil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

Mountain Cinquefoil

EX — Extinct

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Cinquefoil	trailing tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

trailing tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal