beach alectryon vs ladder flapwort

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Nardia scalaris

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while ladder flapwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	ladder flapwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Nardia
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Nardia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

beach alectryon and ladder flapwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

ladder flapwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	ladder flapwort
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.

ladder flapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.