Brown oak slender vs small notchwort

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Lophozia
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

small notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden