alpine silverwort vs fox tapeworm

Anthelia julacea compared with Echinococcus multilocularis

Key Differences

  • alpine silverwort is Least Concern while fox tapeworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine silverwort fox tapeworm
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Marchantiophyta (liverwort) Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida) Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales) Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family Antheliaceae Taeniidae
Genus Anthelia Echinococcus
Species Anthelia julacea Echinococcus multilocularis

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine silverwort fox tapeworm
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.

fox tapeworm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

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.

fox tapeworm

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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