alpine pussytoes vs Nut Disco

Antennaria alpina compared with Hymenoscyphus fructigenus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Nut Disco
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Helotiaceae
Genus	Antennaria	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Antennaria alpina	Hymenoscyphus fructigenus

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Nut Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Nut Disco
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.

Nut Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden