floating crystalwort vs Pacific Flying Fox

Riccia fluitans compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ricciaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Riccia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Riccia fluitans	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Pacific Flying Fox
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.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.