floating crystalwort vs Spotted Sandpiper

Riccia fluitans compared with Actitis macularius

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Ricciaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Riccia	Actitis
Species	Riccia fluitans	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Spotted Sandpiper
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.

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States