Carrington's Featherwort vs Prickly Featherwort

Plagiochila carringtonii compared with Plagiochila spinulosa

Key Differences

Carrington's Featherwort is Not Evaluated while Prickly Featherwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrington's Featherwort	Prickly Featherwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (hepáticas)	Marchantiophyta (hepáticas)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order same	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family same	Plagiochilaceae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus same	Plagiochila	Plagiochila
Species	Plagiochila carringtonii	Plagiochila spinulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Carrington's Featherwort and Prickly Featherwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Plagiochila.

View Genus: Plagiochila

Conservation Status

Carrington's Featherwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Prickly Featherwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrington's Featherwort	Prickly Featherwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrington's Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Prickly Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Carrington's Featherwort

The Carrington's Featherwort (Plagiochila carringtonii) is a species in the genus Plagiochila. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.