Black Crystalwort vs greyish crystalwort

Riccia nigrella compared with Riccia sorocarpa

Key Differences

• Black Crystalwort is Not Evaluated while greyish crystalwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Crystalwort	greyish crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order same	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family same	Ricciaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus same	Riccia	Riccia
Species	Riccia nigrella	Riccia sorocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Crystalwort and greyish crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Riccia.

Conservation Status

Black Crystalwort

NE — Not Evaluated

greyish crystalwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Crystalwort	greyish crystalwort
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.

greyish crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal