Least Water Lily vs Rocky Mountain cow-lily

Nuphar pumila compared with Nuphar polysepala

Key Differences

• Least Water Lily is Least Concern while Rocky Mountain cow-lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Water Lily	Rocky Mountain cow-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	Nuphar	Nuphar
Species	Nuphar pumila	Nuphar polysepala

Evolutionary Relationship

Least Water Lily and Rocky Mountain cow-lily share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nuphar.

Conservation Status

Least Water Lily

LC — Least Concern

Rocky Mountain cow-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Water Lily	Rocky Mountain cow-lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Water Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Rocky Mountain cow-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway