alpine lady's-mantle vs Smooth Shadow Lichen

Alchemilla alpina compared with Phaeophyscia ciliata

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Smooth Shadow Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Smooth Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Physciaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Phaeophyscia
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Phaeophyscia ciliata

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Shadow Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Smooth Shadow 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 Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden