floating crystalwort vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Riccia fluitans compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ricciaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Riccia	Calomyscus
Species	Riccia fluitans	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.