Brook Floater vs Katung Fa

Alasmidonta varicosa compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

Brook Floater is Vulnerable while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Floater	Katung Fa
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bivalvia (ชั้นไบวาลเวีย)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Unionida (Unionida)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Unionidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alasmidonta	Alstonia
Species	Alasmidonta varicosa	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Brook Floater

VU — Vulnerable

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Floater	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Floater

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Brook Floater

The Brook Floater (Alasmidonta varicosa) is a species in the genus Alasmidonta. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.