Greater Frillwort vs pitted frillwort

Fossombronia angulosa compared with Fossombronia foveolata

Key Differences

• Greater Frillwort is Not Evaluated while pitted frillwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Frillwort	pitted frillwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order same	Fossombroniales (Fossombroniales)	Fossombroniales (Fossombroniales)
Family same	Fossombroniaceae	Fossombroniaceae
Genus same	Fossombronia	Fossombronia
Species	Fossombronia angulosa	Fossombronia foveolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Frillwort and pitted frillwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Fossombronia.

Conservation Status

Greater Frillwort

NE — Not Evaluated

pitted frillwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Frillwort	pitted frillwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Frillwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

pitted frillwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway