alpine lady's-mantle vs Ground Lackey

Alchemilla alpina compared with Malacosoma castrensis

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Ground Lackey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Ground Lackey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Malacosoma
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Malacosoma castrensis

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Ground Lackey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Ground Lackey
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).

Ground Lackey

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. 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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway