alpine lady's-mantle vs Striped Lychnis

Alchemilla alpina compared with Cucullia lychnitis

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Striped Lychnis is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Striped Lychnis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Noctuidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Cucullia
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Cucullia lychnitis

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Striped Lychnis

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Striped Lychnis
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).

Striped Lychnis

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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 🇸🇪 Sweden