alpine lady's-mantle vs Spindle Duster

Alchemilla alpina compared with Coniophora fusispora

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Spindle Duster is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Spindle Duster
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Coniophoraceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Coniophora
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Coniophora fusispora

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Duster

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Spindle Duster
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).

Spindle Duster

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway