floating crystalwort vs Mountain Tapir

Riccia fluitans compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ricciaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Riccia	Tapirus
Species	Riccia fluitans	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Mountain Tapir
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.

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.