floating crystalwort vs Indomalayan Vandeleuria

Riccia fluitans compared with Vandeleuria oleracea

Key Differences

floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Indomalayan Vandeleuria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ricciaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Riccia	Vandeleuria
Species	Riccia fluitans	Vandeleuria oleracea

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
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.