Alexanders vs Variable Abalone

Angelica atropurpurea compared with Haliotis varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alexanders	Variable Abalone
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Apiaceae	Haliotidae
Genus	Angelica	Haliotis
Species	Angelica atropurpurea	Haliotis varia

Conservation Status

Alexanders

LC — Least Concern

Variable Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alexanders	Variable Abalone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexanders

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Variable Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

Alexanders

The Alexanders (Angelica atropurpurea) is a species in the genus Angelica. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.