floating crystalwort vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Riccia fluitans compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ricciaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Riccia	Pygeretmus
Species	Riccia fluitans	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
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.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.