alpine lady's-mantle vs elliptic trough shell

Alchemilla alpina compared with Spisula elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	elliptic trough shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Mactridae
Genus	Alchemilla	Spisula
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Spisula elliptica

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

elliptic trough shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	elliptic trough shell
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).

elliptic trough shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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