floating crystalwort vs Philippine mouse-deer

Riccia fluitans compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ricciaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Riccia	Tragulus
Species	Riccia fluitans	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Philippine mouse-deer
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.