creeping fingerwort vs Rock Fingerwort

Lepidozia reptans compared with Lepidozia cupressina

Key Differences

• creeping fingerwort is Least Concern while Rock Fingerwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	creeping fingerwort	Rock Fingerwort
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	Lepidoziaceae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus same	Lepidozia	Lepidozia
Species	Lepidozia reptans	Lepidozia cupressina

Evolutionary Relationship

creeping fingerwort and Rock Fingerwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lepidozia.

Conservation Status

creeping fingerwort

LC — Least Concern

Rock Fingerwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	creeping fingerwort	Rock Fingerwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

creeping fingerwort

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 (Colombia).

Rock Fingerwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden