Brook Floater vs false pepperwort

Alasmidonta varicosa compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Brook Floater is Vulnerable while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Floater	false pepperwort
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 crenata

Conservation Status

Brook Floater

VU — Vulnerable

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Floater	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.