alpine silverwort vs arran brown

Anthelia julacea compared with Erebia ligea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine silverwort arran brown
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Marchantiophyta (liverwort) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida) Insecta (Insects)
Order Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Antheliaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Anthelia Erebia
Species Anthelia julacea Erebia ligea

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

arran brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

arran brown

arran brown (Erebia ligea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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