Bali Shortcake vs Rootless Duckweed

Acropora latistella compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• Bali Shortcake is Least Concern while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bali Shortcake	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Anthozoa	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Acroporidae	Araceae
Genus	Acropora	Wolffia
Species	Acropora latistella	Wolffia arrhiza

Conservation Status

Bali Shortcake

LC — Least Concern

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bali Shortcake	Rootless Duckweed
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.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, 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 (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). 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.