floating crystalwort vs Mayor s Mouse

Riccia fluitans compared with Mus mayori

Key Differences

floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Mayor s Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Mayor s Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ricciaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Riccia	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Riccia fluitans	Mus mayori

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Mayor s Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Mayor s Mouse
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.