hooked-pepperwort vs Rock Partridge

Marsilea vestita compared with Alectoris graeca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hooked-pepperwort	Rock Partridge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Marsileaceae	Phasianidae
Genus	Marsilea	Alectoris
Species	Marsilea vestita	Alectoris graeca

Conservation Status

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Rock Partridge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hooked-pepperwort	Rock Partridge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Rock Partridge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Rock Partridge

Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.