Black Crystalwort vs Brindled Plume

Riccia nigrella compared with Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Key Differences

• Black Crystalwort is Not Evaluated while Brindled Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Crystalwort	Brindled Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ricciaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Riccia	Amblyptilia
Species	Riccia nigrella	Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Conservation Status

Black Crystalwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Crystalwort	Brindled Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

Brindled Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (25 countries).

Black Crystalwort

The Black Crystalwort (Riccia nigrella) is a species in the genus Riccia. Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

Brindled Plume

The Brindled Plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway