riccie flottante vs riccie bifurquée

Riccia fluitans compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

• riccie flottante is Near Threatened while riccie bifurquée is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	riccie flottante	riccie bifurquée
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order same	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family same	Ricciaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus same	Riccia	Riccia
Species	Riccia fluitans	Riccia bifurca

Evolutionary Relationship

riccie flottante and riccie bifurquée share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Riccia.

Conservation Status

riccie flottante

NT — Near Threatened

riccie bifurquée

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	riccie flottante	riccie bifurquée
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

riccie flottante

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

riccie bifurquée

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States