alpine lady's-mantle vs Diatom

Alchemilla alpina compared with Coscinodiscus wailesii

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Diatom
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Coscinodiscales (Coscinodiscales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Coscinodiscaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Coscinodiscus
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Coscinodiscus wailesii

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Diatom
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).

Diatom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden