alpine silverwort vs hydroid

Anthelia julacea compared with Obelia longissima

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while hydroid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	hydroid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Hydrozoa (Hydrozoa)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Leptothecata (Leptothecata)
Family	Antheliaceae	Campanulariidae
Genus	Anthelia	Obelia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Obelia longissima

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

hydroid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	hydroid
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.

hydroid

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden