corn buttercup vs Curly White Water-Crowfoot

Ranunculus arvensis compared with Ranunculus longirostris

Key Differences

• corn buttercup is Critically Endangered while Curly White Water-Crowfoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	corn buttercup	Curly White Water-Crowfoot
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family same	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus same	Ranunculus	Ranunculus
Species	Ranunculus arvensis	Ranunculus longirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

corn buttercup and Curly White Water-Crowfoot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ranunculus.

Conservation Status

corn buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Curly White Water-Crowfoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	corn buttercup	Curly White Water-Crowfoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

corn buttercup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Curly White Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States