Hooker's cinquefoil vs Yer parmakotu

Potentilla hookeriana compared with Potentilla supina

Key Differences

• Hooker's cinquefoil is Not Evaluated while Yer parmakotu is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooker's cinquefoil	Yer parmakotu
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla hookeriana	Potentilla supina

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooker's cinquefoil and Yer parmakotu share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

Hooker's cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Yer parmakotu

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooker's cinquefoil	Yer parmakotu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooker's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Yer parmakotu

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (12 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway