alpine silverwort vs Dung Cannon

Anthelia julacea compared with Pilobolus crystallinus

Key Differences

alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Dung Cannon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Mucorales (Mucorales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Pilobolaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Pilobolus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Pilobolus crystallinus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Dung Cannon
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.

Dung Cannon

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), 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.