giant water-lily vs pygmy water-lily

Nymphaea gigantea compared with Nymphaea tetragona

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	giant water-lily	pygmy 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 gigantea	Nymphaea tetragona

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

giant water-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

pygmy water-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	giant water-lily	pygmy water-lily
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.

pygmy water-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.