Blistering Ammania vs Upper Crust

Ammannia baccifera compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Myrtales (도금양목)	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)
Family	Lythraceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Ammannia	Amaurodon
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Upper Crust
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).

Upper Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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