alpine lady's-mantle vs herald snail

Alchemilla alpina compared with Carychium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	herald snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Ellobiida (Ellobiida)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Ellobiidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Carychium
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Carychium minimum

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

herald snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	herald snail
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).

herald snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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