rounded rustwort vs Spotted Sandpiper

Marsupella sparsifolia compared with Actitis macularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	rounded rustwort	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Marsupella	Actitis
Species	Marsupella sparsifolia	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

rounded rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	rounded rustwort	Spotted Sandpiper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

rounded rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.