Indian Sundew vs pink sundew

Drosera indica compared with Drosera capillaris

Key Differences

• Indian Sundew is Least Concern while pink sundew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Sundew	pink sundew
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Caryophyllales (อันดับคาร์เนชัน)	Caryophyllales (อันดับคาร์เนชัน)
Family same	Droseraceae	Droseraceae
Genus same	Drosera	Drosera
Species	Drosera indica	Drosera capillaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian Sundew and pink sundew share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Drosera.

Conservation Status

Indian Sundew

LC — Least Concern

pink sundew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Sundew	pink sundew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Sundew

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Namibia, and Taiwan.

pink sundew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.