Bearded Pawwort
CRCritically Endangered

Bearded Pawwort

Barbilophozia barbata

Barbilophozia barbata is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Anastrophyllaceae.

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01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Marchantiophyta

Class

Jungermanniopsida

Order

Jungermanniales

Family

Anastrophyllaceae

Genus

Barbilophozia

Bearded Pawwort belongs to the family Anastrophyllaceae, order Jungermanniales, within the Jungermanniopsida class.

02Description

Species Profile

Barbilophozia barbata is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Anastrophyllaceae.

Bearded Pawwort (Barbilophozia barbata) is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized montane and arctic environments. Climate change poses a severe threat by altering temperature and moisture regimes essential for this bryophyte's survival, while human activities continue to fragment and destroy its limited remaining habitats.

Key Facts

IUCN StatusCritically Endangered (CR)
GroupPlants
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Bearded Pawwort (Barbilophozia barbata) is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized montane and arctic environments. Climate change poses a severe threat by altering temperature and moisture regimes essential for this bryophyte's survival, while human activities continue to fragment and destroy its limited remaining habitats.

Climate change and warming temperatures

HighOngoing

Habitat loss and fragmentation

HighOngoing

Air pollution and acid deposition

MediumOngoing

Changes in precipitation patterns

MediumOngoing

Human disturbance and trampling

MediumOngoing
07National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (CR).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EULCLeast ConcernCRCritically EndangeredLower local risk
EULCLeast ConcernCRCritically EndangeredLower local risk

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Bearded Pawwort (Barbilophozia barbata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/bearded-pawwort

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