Atlantic Pouncewort vs Blistering Ammania

Lejeunea mandonii compared with Ammannia baccifera

Key Differences

• Atlantic Pouncewort is Vulnerable while Blistering Ammania is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Pouncewort	Blistering Ammania
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Porellales (Porellales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lejeuneaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Lejeunea	Ammannia
Species	Lejeunea mandonii	Ammannia baccifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Pouncewort and Blistering Ammania share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Pouncewort

VU — Vulnerable

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Pouncewort	Blistering Ammania
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 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 (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Atlantic Pouncewort

The Atlantic Pouncewort (Lejeunea mandonii) is a species in the genus Lejeunea. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian