alpine pussytoes vs glossy furrow-shell

Antennaria alpina compared with Abra nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	glossy furrow-shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Semelidae
Genus	Antennaria	Abra
Species	Antennaria alpina	Abra nitida

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

glossy furrow-shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	glossy furrow-shell
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.

glossy furrow-shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.