floating crystalwort vs Jaguarundi

Riccia fluitans compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ricciaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Riccia	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Riccia fluitans	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Jaguarundi
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.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.