Blistering Ammania vs pale bladderwort

Ammannia baccifera compared with Utricularia ochroleuca

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while pale bladderwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	pale bladderwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lythraceae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Utricularia
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Utricularia ochroleuca

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and pale bladderwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

pale bladderwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	pale bladderwort
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).

pale bladderwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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