EN — Endangered

Aldrovanda vesiculosa

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

↓Decreasing

Population trend

56

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Phylum

TRACHEOPHYTA

Class

MAGNOLIOPSIDA

Order

CARYOPHYLLALES

Family

DROSERACEAE

Genus

Aldrovanda

Aldrovanda vesiculosa belongs to the family DROSERACEAE, order CARYOPHYLLALES, within the MAGNOLIOPSIDA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Artificial - Aquatic & marineMajorWetlands (inland) - Bogs, marshes, swamps, fensMajorWetlands (inland) - Permanent rivers/streamsMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Agricultural & forestry effluents

Ongoing

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Commercial & industrial areas

Ongoing

Dams & water management/use

Ongoing

Droughts

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Intentional use: hunting/trapping

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Marine & freshwater aquaculture

Ongoing

Mining & quarrying

Ongoing

Other ecosystem modifications

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species recovery
Awareness & communications
Legislation
06 — Range

Found in 56 Countries

AlbaniaAustraliaAustriaBangladeshBelarusBosnia & HerzegovinaBotswanaBulgariaBurundiCameroonChinaCongo - BrazzavilleCongo - KinshasaCroatiaCzechiaFinlandFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceHungaryIndiaItalyJapanKazakhstanKenyaLithuaniaMalawiMongoliaMontenegroMozambiqueNamibiaNetherlandsNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaPolandRomaniaRussiaRwandaSerbiaSlovakiaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSudanSwitzerlandTanzaniaTimor-LesteTogoTürkiyeUgandaUkraineUnited StatesUzbekistanZambia
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

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

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUDDData DeficientENEndangeredLower local risk
EUDDData DeficientENEndangeredLower 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 (2026). Aldrovanda vesiculosa (Aldrovanda vesiculosa). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/waterwheel-plant

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