arctic threadwort vs Spiny Threadwort

Cephaloziella varians compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic threadwort	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (地钱门)	Marchantiophyta (地钱门)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (叶苔纲)	Jungermanniopsida (叶苔纲)
Order same	Jungermanniales (叶苔目)	Jungermanniales (叶苔目)
Family same	Cephaloziellaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus same	Cephaloziella	Cephaloziella
Species	Cephaloziella varians	Cephaloziella spinigera

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic threadwort and Spiny Threadwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cephaloziella.

Conservation Status

arctic threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic threadwort	Spiny Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

arctic threadwort

The Arctic threadwort (Cephaloziella varians) is a species in the genus Cephaloziella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden