alpine lady's-mantle vs Flat Periwinkle

Alchemilla alpina compared with Littorina obtusata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Flat Periwinkle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Littorinidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Littorina
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Littorina obtusata

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Flat Periwinkle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Flat Periwinkle
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).

Flat Periwinkle

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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