alpine silverwort vs Ironclad Beetle

Anthelia julacea compared with Tarphius gabrielae

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Ironclad Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Ironclad Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Antheliaceae	Zopheridae
Genus	Anthelia	Tarphius
Species	Anthelia julacea	Tarphius gabrielae

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Ironclad Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Ironclad Beetle
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.

Ironclad Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.