riccardie des tourbières vs ours blanc

Riccardia latifrons compared with Ursus maritimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	riccardie des tourbières	ours blanc
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Aneuraceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Riccardia	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Riccardia latifrons	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

riccardie des tourbières

VU — Vulnerable

ours blanc

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	riccardie des tourbières	ours blanc
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

riccardie des tourbières

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

ours blanc

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

riccardie des tourbières

The bog germanderwort (Riccardia latifrons) is a species in the genus Riccardia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal.

ours blanc

The largest land carnivore on Earth, polar bears can exceed 700 kg and are found across Arctic sea ice from Canada to Russia. Highly specialized marine mammals that rely on sea ice to hunt ringed and bearded seals. Excellent swimmers capable of covering vast distances in open water. Listed as Vulnerable, with populations under severe pressure from rapid Arctic sea ice loss due to climate change.