floating crystalwort vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Riccia fluitans compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Ricciaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Riccia	Hemiechinus
Species	Riccia fluitans	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Long-eared Hedgehog
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-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.