lizard crystalwort vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Riccia bifurca compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lizard crystalwort	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ricciaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Riccia	Mungotictis
Species	Riccia bifurca	Mungotictis decemlineata

Conservation Status

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lizard crystalwort	Narrow-striped Mongoose
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.