common greasewort vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Aneura pinguis compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• common greasewort is Least Concern while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common greasewort	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Aneuraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aneura	Alticola
Species	Aneura pinguis	Alticola olchonensis

Conservation Status

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common greasewort	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common greasewort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

common greasewort

<em>Aneura pinguis</em>, commonly known as common greasewort, is a liverwort belonging to the genus Aneura within the family Aneuraceae. This cryptogamic plant inhabits ecosystems across Asia, Europe, and North America, thriving in moist or waterlogged environments. Its range encompasses Taiwan in Asia, six European countries, the United States in North America, and Brazil and Colombia in South America, indicating a broad geographic distribution across multiple continents. Common greasewort is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically forms flat, ribbon-like thalli in damp habitats such as stream banks, wet rocks, and boggy ground. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.