floating crystalwort vs lizard crystalwort

Riccia fluitans compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while lizard crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	lizard crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (hepáticas)	Marchantiophyta (hepáticas)
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

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

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

floating crystalwort

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.

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 5 countries:

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