pinnate scalewort vs wall scalewort

Porella pinnata compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

• pinnate scalewort is Not Evaluated while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pinnate scalewort	wall scalewort
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	Porellaceae	Porellaceae
Genus same	Porella	Porella
Species	Porella pinnata	Porella platyphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

pinnate scalewort and wall scalewort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Porella.

Conservation Status

pinnate scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pinnate scalewort	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pinnate scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

wall scalewort

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 🇺🇸 United States