alpine lady's-mantle vs Short-Haired Leafwalker

Alchemilla alpina compared with Chalcosyrphus piger

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Short-Haired Leafwalker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Short-Haired Leafwalker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Syrphidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Chalcosyrphus
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Chalcosyrphus piger

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Short-Haired Leafwalker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Short-Haired Leafwalker
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).

Short-Haired Leafwalker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden