alpine pussytoes vs Fishtail Cup

Antennaria alpina compared with Gyromitra leucoxantha

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Fishtail Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Discinaceae
Genus	Antennaria	Gyromitra
Species	Antennaria alpina	Gyromitra leucoxantha

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Fishtail Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden