alpine silverwort vs Dusky Starfrontlet

Anthelia julacea compared with Coeligena orina

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Dusky Starfrontlet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Dusky Starfrontlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Antheliaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anthelia	Coeligena
Species	Anthelia julacea	Coeligena orina

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Starfrontlet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Dusky Starfrontlet
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.

Dusky Starfrontlet

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway