Blue Lotus vs giant water-lily

Nymphaea nouchali compared with Nymphaea gigantea

Key Differences

• Blue Lotus is Least Concern while giant water-lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Lotus	giant water-lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order same	Nymphaeales (수련목)	Nymphaeales (수련목)
Family same	Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus same	Nymphaea	Nymphaea
Species	Nymphaea nouchali	Nymphaea gigantea

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Lotus and giant water-lily share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nymphaea.

Conservation Status

Blue Lotus

LC — Least Concern

giant water-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Lotus	giant water-lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Lotus

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, and Maldives.

giant water-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Blue Lotus

The Blue Lotus (Nymphaea nouchali) is a species in the genus Nymphaea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and .