Blistering Ammania vs Carrington's Scalewort

Ammannia baccifera compared with Radula carringtonii

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Carrington's Scalewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Carrington's Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Lythraceae	Radulaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Radula
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Radula carringtonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Carrington's Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Carrington's Scalewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Carrington's Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Carrington's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian

Carrington's Scalewort

The Carrington's Scalewort (Radula carringtonii) is a species in the genus Radula. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.