Bazzania bhutanica

Bazzania bhutanica
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Order:	Jungermanniales
Family:	Lepidoziaceae
Genus:	Bazzania
Species:	B. bhutanica
Binomial name
	Bazzania bhutanica; N. Kitag. & Grolle

Bazzania bhutanica is a species of liverwort in the Lepidoziaceae family.

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of the Bazzania bhutanica as follows:

Kingdom-Plantae
Phylum-Marchantiophyta
Class-Jungermanniopsida
Order-Jungermanniales
Family-Lepidoziaceae^[1]

Location

It is endemic to Bhutan.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is recorded to be a critically endangered species. Human activity and deforestation is what has affected the habitat loss. It is known to be found on crumbling shaded rock faces in subtropical forest.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bazzania bhutanica". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

Source

Bryophyte Specialist Group 2000. Bazzania bhutanica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.

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[IUCN-1] "Bazzania bhutanica". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

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