floating crystalwort vs Little Black Serotine

Riccia fluitans compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ricciaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Riccia	Eptesicus
Species	Riccia fluitans	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Little Black Serotine
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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.