Irish Pouncewort vs least pouncewort

Lejeunea hibernica compared with Lejeunea cavifolia

Key Differences

• Irish Pouncewort is Near Threatened while least pouncewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Irish Pouncewort	least pouncewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order same	Porellales (Porellales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family same	Lejeuneaceae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus same	Lejeunea	Lejeunea
Species	Lejeunea hibernica	Lejeunea cavifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Irish Pouncewort and least pouncewort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lejeunea.

Conservation Status

Irish Pouncewort

NT — Near Threatened

least pouncewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Irish Pouncewort	least pouncewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Irish Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

least pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal