floating crystalwort vs White-tipped Swift

Riccia fluitans compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while White-tipped Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Ricciaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Riccia	Aeronautes
Species	Riccia fluitans	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	White-tipped Swift
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.

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway