alpine lady's-mantle vs Silverfish

Alchemilla alpina compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Silverfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Lepismatidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Ctenolepisma
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Silverfish
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).

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden