Black Crystalwort vs lizard crystalwort

Riccia nigrella compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

• Black Crystalwort is Not Evaluated while lizard crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Crystalwort	lizard 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 bifurca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Crystalwort

NE — Not Evaluated

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Crystalwort	lizard 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.

lizard crystalwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal