Blistering Ammania vs Cudbear

Ammannia baccifera compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Cudbear
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Myrtales (อันดับชมพู่)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Lythraceae	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Ochrolechia
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Cudbear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Cudbear

Habitat

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

Range

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

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian