great mountain flapwort vs stipular flapwort

Harpanthus flotovianus compared with Harpanthus scutatus

Key Differences

• great mountain flapwort is Extinct while stipular flapwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	great mountain flapwort	stipular flapwort
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	Harpanthaceae	Harpanthaceae
Genus same	Harpanthus	Harpanthus
Species	Harpanthus flotovianus	Harpanthus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

great mountain flapwort and stipular flapwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Harpanthus.

Conservation Status

great mountain flapwort

EX — Extinct

stipular flapwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	great mountain flapwort	stipular flapwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

great mountain flapwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

stipular flapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden