common greasewort vs small heath

Aneura pinguis compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common greasewort	small heath
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (печёночные мхи)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (юнгерманиевые печёночники)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Aneuraceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aneura	Coenonympha
Species	Aneura pinguis	Coenonympha pamphilus

Conservation Status

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common greasewort	small heath
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).

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

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.

small heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden