Blistering Ammania vs Norfolk Bladder-moss

Ammannia baccifera compared with Physcomitrium eurystomum

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Norfolk Bladder-moss is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Norfolk Bladder-moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Funariales (Funariales)
Family	Lythraceae	Funariaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Physcomitrium
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Physcomitrium eurystomum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Norfolk Bladder-moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Norfolk Bladder-moss

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Norfolk Bladder-moss
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).

Norfolk Bladder-moss

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan