alpine lady's-mantle vs Prostrate Feather-Moss

Alchemilla alpina compared with Sematophyllum demissum

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Prostrate Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sematophyllaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Sematophyllum
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Sematophyllum demissum

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine lady's-mantle and Prostrate Feather-Moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Prostrate Feather-Moss
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).

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden