alpine pussytoes vs Pine processionary

Antennaria alpina compared with Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while Pine processionary is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Pine processionary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Notodontidae
Genus	Antennaria	Thaumetopoea
Species	Antennaria alpina	Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Pine processionary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Pine processionary
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.

Pine processionary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, and Norway.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway