Black Crystalwort vs Lowland Tapir

Riccia nigrella compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Black Crystalwort is Not Evaluated while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Crystalwort	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ricciaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Riccia	Tapirus
Species	Riccia nigrella	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Black Crystalwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Crystalwort	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.