floating crystalwort vs Northern Bettong

Riccia fluitans compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Ricciaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Riccia	Bettongia
Species	Riccia fluitans	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.