Creeping Spikemoss vs Laysan Duck

Selaginella apoda compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

• Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated while Laysan Duck is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Spikemoss	Laysan Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Selaginellaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Selaginella	Anas
Species	Selaginella apoda	Anas laysanensis

Conservation Status

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Laysan Duck

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Spikemoss	Laysan Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, and United States.

Laysan Duck

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Laysan Duck

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.