Blistering Ammania vs Pixie Foam

Ammannia baccifera compared with Stereocaulon pileatum

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Pixie Foam is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Pixie Foam
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtenartige)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Lythraceae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Stereocaulon
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Stereocaulon pileatum

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Pixie Foam

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Pixie Foam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Pixie Foam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian