Bali Shortcake vs wall scalewort

Acropora latistella compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bali Shortcake	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Anthozoa	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Acroporidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Acropora	Porella
Species	Acropora latistella	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Bali Shortcake

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bali Shortcake	wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.