Blue Lotus vs sulphur water-lily

Nymphaea nouchali compared with Nymphaea thiona

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Lotus	sulphur water-lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Nymphaeales (อันดับบัวสาย)	Nymphaeales (อันดับบัวสาย)
Family same	Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus same	Nymphaea	Nymphaea
Species	Nymphaea nouchali	Nymphaea thiona

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue Lotus

LC — Least Concern

sulphur water-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Lotus	sulphur 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.

sulphur water-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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 .