alpine silverwort vs Florida wax scale

Anthelia julacea compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Florida wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Florida wax scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Antheliaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Anthelia	Ceroplastes
Species	Anthelia julacea	Ceroplastes floridensis

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Florida wax scale
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.

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), and North America (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.