alpine silverwort vs Curran’s Pitogo

Anthelia julacea compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Tracheophyta
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Cycas
Species	Anthelia julacea	Cycas curranii

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Curran’s Pitogo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Curran’s Pitogo
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.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.