greyish crystalwort vs lizard crystalwort

Riccia sorocarpa compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

• greyish crystalwort is Least Concern while lizard crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	greyish crystalwort	lizard crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (우산이끼문)	Marchantiophyta (우산이끼문)
Class same	Marchantiopsida (우산이끼강)	Marchantiopsida (우산이끼강)
Order same	Marchantiales (우산이끼목)	Marchantiales (우산이끼목)
Family same	Ricciaceae	Ricciaceae
Genus same	Riccia	Riccia
Species	Riccia sorocarpa	Riccia bifurca

Evolutionary Relationship

greyish crystalwort and lizard crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Riccia.

Conservation Status

greyish crystalwort

LC — Least Concern

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	greyish crystalwort	lizard crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

greyish crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

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

lizard crystalwort

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 6 countries:

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