alpine lady's-mantle vs Fishtail Cup

Alchemilla alpina compared with Gyromitra leucoxantha

Key Differences

alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Fishtail Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Discinaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Gyromitra
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Gyromitra leucoxantha

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Fishtail Cup
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).

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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).