floating crystalwort vs Maxwell's Duiker

Riccia fluitans compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ricciaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Riccia	Philantomba
Species	Riccia fluitans	Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Maxwell's Duiker
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.

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.