dark-green flapwort vs Northern Flapwort

Jungermannia atrovirens compared with Jungermannia borealis

Key Differences

• dark-green flapwort is Least Concern while Northern Flapwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dark-green flapwort	Northern Flapwort
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	Jungermanniaceae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus same	Jungermannia	Jungermannia
Species	Jungermannia atrovirens	Jungermannia borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

dark-green flapwort and Northern Flapwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jungermannia.

Conservation Status

dark-green flapwort

LC — Least Concern

Northern Flapwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dark-green flapwort	Northern Flapwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dark-green flapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Northern Flapwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden