alpine lady's-mantle vs Yabby

Alchemilla alpina compared with Cherax destructor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Yabby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Parastacidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Cherax
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Cherax destructor

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Yabby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Yabby
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).

Yabby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Mexico). 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:

🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway