alpine silverwort vs dooryard sowbug

Anthelia julacea compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Antheliaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Anthelia	Porcellio
Species	Anthelia julacea	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden