common greasewort vs imperial cone

Aneura pinguis compared with Conus imperialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common greasewort	imperial cone
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (печёночные мхи)	Mollusca (моллюски)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (юнгерманиевые печёночники)	Gastropoda (брюхоногие)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Aneuraceae	Conidae
Genus	Aneura	Conus
Species	Aneura pinguis	Conus imperialis

Conservation Status

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

imperial cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common greasewort	imperial cone
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).

imperial cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Mozambique, Norway, Seychelles, South Africa, and Taiwan.

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.