Brook Floater vs Dwarf Water Clover

Alasmidonta varicosa compared with Marsilea minuta

Key Differences

Brook Floater is Vulnerable while Dwarf Water Clover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Floater	Dwarf Water Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Tracheophyta
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Unionida (Unionida)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Unionidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Alasmidonta	Marsilea
Species	Alasmidonta varicosa	Marsilea minuta

Conservation Status

Brook Floater

VU — Vulnerable

Dwarf Water Clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Floater	Dwarf Water Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Floater

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dwarf Water Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros), Asia (Bhutan, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Brook Floater

The Brook Floater (Alasmidonta varicosa) is a species in the genus Alasmidonta. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.