cinco-folhas vs Mountain Cinquefoil

Potentilla reptans compared with Potentilla montana

Key Differences

• cinco-folhas is Least Concern while Mountain Cinquefoil is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cinco-folhas	Mountain Cinquefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla reptans	Potentilla montana

Evolutionary Relationship

cinco-folhas and Mountain Cinquefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

cinco-folhas

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cinquefoil

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cinco-folhas	Mountain Cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cinco-folhas

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Mountain Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal