Bormans' Cave-cricket vs common greasewort

Dolichopoda bormansi compared with Aneura pinguis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bormans' Cave-cricket	common greasewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Rhaphidophoridae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Dolichopoda	Aneura
Species	Dolichopoda bormansi	Aneura pinguis

Conservation Status

Bormans' Cave-cricket

LC — Least Concern

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bormans' Cave-cricket	common greasewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bormans' Cave-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Germany.

common greasewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bormans' Cave-cricket

The Bormans' Cave-cricket (Dolichopoda bormansi) is a species in the genus Dolichopoda. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

common greasewort

<em>Aneura pinguis</em>, commonly known as common greasewort, is a liverwort belonging to the genus Aneura within the family Aneuraceae. This cryptogamic plant inhabits ecosystems across Asia, Europe, and North America, thriving in moist or waterlogged environments. Its range encompasses Taiwan in Asia, six European countries, the United States in North America, and Brazil and Colombia in South America, indicating a broad geographic distribution across multiple continents. Common greasewort is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically forms flat, ribbon-like thalli in damp habitats such as stream banks, wet rocks, and boggy ground. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.