floating crystalwort vs Large Japanese Mole

Riccia fluitans compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ricciaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Riccia	Mogera
Species	Riccia fluitans	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Large Japanese Mole
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.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.