alpine lady's-mantle vs Clustered Feather-moss

Alchemilla alpina compared with Rhynchostegium confertum

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Clustered Feather-moss is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Clustered Feather-moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Rhynchostegium
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Rhynchostegium confertum

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine lady's-mantle and Clustered Feather-moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Clustered Feather-moss

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Clustered Feather-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Clustered Feather-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Clustered Feather-moss

Rhynchostegium confertum, the clustered feather moss, is a pleurocarpous moss in the family Brachytheciaceae distributed across Europe, where it grows on rocks, walls, tree bases, and compacted soil in a variety of habitats including woodland, gardens, churchyards, and urban environments. The plants form dense, bright green to yellowish-green mats with pinnately branched stems bearing small, ovate-lanceolate leaves. This species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, reflecting concerns about population declines in parts of its European range, possibly related to air quality changes, habitat alteration, and drought. Brachytheciaceae mosses are common components of temperate and boreal flora, and R. confertum is one of the more urban-tolerant members of the family, occurring even in heavily built environments. Like all pleurocarpous mosses, R. confertum spreads vegetatively through fragmentation and produces spores from upright, slender sporophytes during the reproductive season. It contributes to moisture retention on substrates and provides microhabitats for invertebrates in urban and semi-natural environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden