alpine lady's-mantle vs Spruce Tooth

Alchemilla alpina compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Phellodon
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Spruce Tooth
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).

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway