alpine lady's-mantle vs Leopard Earthball

Alchemilla alpina compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Scleroderma
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Leopard Earthball
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).

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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