Brown Scalewort vs flat-leaved scalewort

Radula aquilegia compared with Radula complanata

Key Differences

• Brown Scalewort is Not Evaluated while flat-leaved scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Scalewort	flat-leaved scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order same	Porellales (Porellales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family same	Radulaceae	Radulaceae
Genus same	Radula	Radula
Species	Radula aquilegia	Radula complanata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Scalewort and flat-leaved scalewort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Radula.

Conservation Status

Brown Scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

flat-leaved scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Scalewort	flat-leaved scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

flat-leaved scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Brown Scalewort

The Brown Scalewort (Radula aquilegia) is a species in the genus Radula. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. As a member of the genus Radula, it shares characteristics with related species within this taxonomic group.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden