Butterfly-leaf vs ladder flapwort

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Nardia scalaris

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while ladder flapwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	ladder flapwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Nardia
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Nardia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and ladder flapwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

ladder flapwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	ladder flapwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

ladder flapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.