alpine lady's-mantle vs Cramp Balls

Alchemilla alpina compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Daldinia
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Cramp Balls
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).

Cramp Balls

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden