false pepperwort vs Spotted Sandpiper

Marsilea crenata compared with Actitis macularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Marsileaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Marsilea	Actitis
Species	Marsilea crenata	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Spotted Sandpiper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.