ciliate fringewort vs 瓶鼻海豚

Ptilidium ciliare compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• ciliate fringewort is Endangered while 瓶鼻海豚 is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ciliate fringewort	瓶鼻海豚
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (地钱门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (叶苔纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Ptilidiales (毛叶苔目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Ptilidiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Ptilidium	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Ptilidium ciliare	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

ciliate fringewort

EN — Endangered

瓶鼻海豚

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ciliate fringewort	瓶鼻海豚
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

ciliate fringewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

瓶鼻海豚

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

ciliate fringewort

Ciliate fringewort (Ptilidium ciliare) is a leafy liverwort in the family Ptilidiaceae, found in boreal and montane regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe, North America, and parts of northern Asia. It grows as a creeping, irregularly branched mat with leaves divided into deeply fringed lobes edged with long, hair-like cilia—the characteristic feature that gives the species its common name. Ciliate fringewort colonizes a variety of substrates including rock surfaces, boulders, tree trunks, and peaty ground in open to moderately shaded habitats such as heathland, moorland, montane grasslands, and subalpine and subarctic vegetation. It is particularly common on exposed rocks in boreal and tundra zones. The species is classified as Endangered in parts of Europe, where lowland populations have declined severely due to atmospheric nitrogen deposition, afforestation of open heathland, and the loss of traditionally managed heath and moorland habitats. Populations in montane and boreal zones remain more stable. Ciliate fringewort is sensitive to elevated nitrogen levels that promote the competitive dominance of grasses and mosses. Restoration of lowland heathland and reduction of nitrogen pollution are key measures needed to support remaining European populations. The species is better represented in Scandinavian boreal habitats and North American taiga and tundra.

瓶鼻海豚

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Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden