lizard crystalwort vs Lowe's Shrew

Riccia bifurca compared with Chodsigoa parca

Key Differences

• lizard crystalwort is Endangered while Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lizard crystalwort	Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ricciaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Riccia	Chodsigoa
Species	Riccia bifurca	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lizard crystalwort	Lowe's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lizard crystalwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.