Andersson's arctic moss vs Tickclover

Arctoa anderssonii compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Andersson's arctic moss is Endangered while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersson's arctic moss	Tickclover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rhabdoweisiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Arctoa	Desmodium
Species	Arctoa anderssonii	Desmodium incanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersson's arctic moss and Tickclover share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Andersson's arctic moss

EN — Endangered

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersson's arctic moss	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersson's arctic moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Andersson's arctic moss

The Andersson's arctic moss (Arctoa anderssonii) is a species in the genus Arctoa. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.