alpine pussytoes vs slit limpet

Antennaria alpina compared with Emarginula fissura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	slit limpet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Fissurellidae
Genus	Antennaria	Emarginula
Species	Antennaria alpina	Emarginula fissura

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

slit limpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	slit limpet
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.

slit limpet

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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