alpine lady's-mantle vs Smooth Pox Lichen

Alchemilla alpina compared with Pyrenula laevigata

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Smooth Pox Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Smooth Pox Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Pyrenula
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Pyrenula laevigata

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Pox Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Smooth Pox Lichen
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).

Smooth Pox Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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