delicate germanderwort vs Montane Water Vole

Riccardia multifida compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• delicate germanderwort is Endangered while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	delicate germanderwort	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aneuraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Riccardia	Arvicola
Species	Riccardia multifida	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

delicate germanderwort

EN — Endangered

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	delicate germanderwort	Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

delicate germanderwort

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). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium