common greasewort vs Mealy Tooth

Aneura pinguis compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• common greasewort is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common greasewort	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (Ciğer otları)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Aneuraceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aneura	Hydnellum
Species	Aneura pinguis	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common greasewort	Mealy Tooth
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).

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States