Carrington's Featherwort vs Lesser Featherwort

Plagiochila carringtonii compared with Plagiochila porelloides

Key Differences

• Carrington's Featherwort is Not Evaluated while Lesser Featherwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrington's Featherwort	Lesser Featherwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order same	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family same	Plagiochilaceae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus same	Plagiochila	Plagiochila
Species	Plagiochila carringtonii	Plagiochila porelloides

Evolutionary Relationship

Carrington's Featherwort and Lesser Featherwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Plagiochila.

Conservation Status

Carrington's Featherwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrington's Featherwort	Lesser Featherwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrington's Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Lesser Featherwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Carrington's Featherwort

The Carrington's Featherwort (Plagiochila carringtonii) is a species in the genus Plagiochila. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden