floating crystalwort vs Meller’s Mongoose

Riccia fluitans compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ricciaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Riccia	Rhynchogale
Species	Riccia fluitans	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.