Carrington's Scalewort vs flat-leaved scalewort

Radula carringtonii compared with Radula complanata

Key Differences

• Carrington's Scalewort is Near Threatened while flat-leaved scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrington's 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 carringtonii	Radula complanata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Carrington's Scalewort

NT — Near Threatened

flat-leaved scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrington's Scalewort	flat-leaved scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrington's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

Carrington's Scalewort

The Carrington's Scalewort (Radula carringtonii) is a species in the genus Radula. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal