floating crystalwort vs Midday Jird

Riccia fluitans compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Midday Jird
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	Meriones
Species	Riccia fluitans	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.