alpine lady's-mantle vs Slender Dogtooth Moss

Alchemilla alpina compared with Cynodontium gracilescens

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Slender Dogtooth Moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Slender Dogtooth Moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rhabdoweisiaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Cynodontium
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Cynodontium gracilescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Slender Dogtooth Moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Slender Dogtooth 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).

Slender Dogtooth Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden