alpine silverwort vs False widow

Anthelia julacea compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	False widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Antheliaceae	Theridiidae
Genus	Anthelia	Steatoda
Species	Anthelia julacea	Steatoda bipunctata

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	False widow
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.

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.