beach alectryon vs green yoke moss

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Zygodon viridissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	green yoke moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Orthotrichales (Orthotrichales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Orthotrichaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Zygodon
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Zygodon viridissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

beach alectryon and green yoke moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

green yoke moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	green yoke moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

green yoke moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.