floating crystalwort vs Guianan Squirrel

Riccia fluitans compared with Sciurus aestuans

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Guianan Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Guianan Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ricciaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Riccia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Riccia fluitans	Sciurus aestuans

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Guianan Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

floating crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.