Bali Shortcake vs Floating Heart

Acropora latistella compared with Nymphoides peltata

Key Differences

Bali Shortcake is Least Concern while Floating Heart is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bali Shortcake	Floating Heart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Anthozoa	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Acroporidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Acropora	Nymphoides
Species	Acropora latistella	Nymphoides peltata

Conservation Status

Bali Shortcake

LC — Least Concern

Floating Heart

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bali Shortcake	Floating Heart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bali Shortcake

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Floating Heart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bali Shortcake

The Bali Shortcake (Acropora latistella) is a species in the genus Acropora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.