floating crystalwort vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Riccia fluitans compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ricciaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Riccia	Alticola
Species	Riccia fluitans	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Lemming Mountain Vole
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.