alpine lady's-mantle vs Rusty Crust

Alchemilla alpina compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Skeletocutis
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Rusty Crust
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).

Rusty Crust

Habitat

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

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