alpine silverwort vs Cross Orbweaver

Anthelia julacea compared with Araneus diadematus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Cross Orbweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Antheliaceae	Araneidae
Genus	Anthelia	Araneus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Araneus diadematus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Cross Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Cross Orbweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Cross Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.