common greasewort vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Aneura pinguis compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• common greasewort is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common greasewort	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Tracheophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Aneuraceae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Aneura	Dicksonia
Species	Aneura pinguis	Dicksonia utteridgei

Evolutionary Relationship

common greasewort and Utteridge's rough tree fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common greasewort	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common greasewort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

common greasewort

<em>Aneura pinguis</em>, commonly known as common greasewort, is a liverwort belonging to the genus Aneura within the family Aneuraceae. This cryptogamic plant inhabits ecosystems across Asia, Europe, and North America, thriving in moist or waterlogged environments. Its range encompasses Taiwan in Asia, six European countries, the United States in North America, and Brazil and Colombia in South America, indicating a broad geographic distribution across multiple continents. Common greasewort is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically forms flat, ribbon-like thalli in damp habitats such as stream banks, wet rocks, and boggy ground. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.