Griffith's oedipodium moss
VU — Vulnerable

Griffith's oedipodium moss

Oedipodium griffithianum

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

15

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Polytrichopsida

Order

Oedipodiales

Family

Oedipodiaceae

Genus

Oedipodium

Griffith's oedipodium moss belongs to the family Oedipodiaceae, order Oedipodiales, within the Polytrichopsida class.

06 — Range

Found in 15 Countries

ArgentinaAustraliaCanadaChinaFinlandGreenlandIrelandJamaicaJapanNorwayRussiaSouth KoreaSwedenUnited KingdomUnited States
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

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

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUNTNear ThreatenedVUVulnerableLower local risk
EUNTNear ThreatenedVUVulnerableLower 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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07 — Sources

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). Griffith's oedipodium moss (Oedipodium griffithianum). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/griffiths-oedipodium-moss

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