lizard crystalwort vs Maxwell's Duiker

Riccia bifurca compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• lizard crystalwort is Endangered while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lizard crystalwort	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ricciaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Riccia	Philantomba
Species	Riccia bifurca	Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lizard crystalwort	Maxwell's Duiker
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.

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.