common greasewort vs Kulaklı folya

Aneura pinguis compared with Mobula mobular

Key Differences

common greasewort is Least Concern while Kulaklı folya is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common greasewort	Kulaklı folya
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (Ciğer otları)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Aneuraceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Aneura	Mobula
Species	Aneura pinguis	Mobula mobular

Conservation Status

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Kulaklı folya

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common greasewort	Kulaklı folya
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).

Kulaklı folya

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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.