floating crystalwort vs Kinabalu Squirrel

Riccia fluitans compared with Callosciurus baluensis

Key Differences

floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Kinabalu Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Kinabalu 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	Callosciurus
Species	Riccia fluitans	Callosciurus baluensis

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Kinabalu Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Kinabalu 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.