floating crystalwort vs Mérida Brocket

Riccia fluitans compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ricciaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Riccia	Mazama
Species	Riccia fluitans	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.