floating crystalwort vs Long-clawed Shrew

Riccia fluitans compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ricciaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Riccia	Sorex
Species	Riccia fluitans	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Long-clawed Shrew
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.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.