floating crystalwort vs Ooldea dunnart

Riccia fluitans compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ricciaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Riccia	Sminthopsis
Species	Riccia fluitans	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.