alpine silverwort vs Large Carder-bee

Anthelia julacea compared with Bombus muscorum

Key Differences

alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Large Carder-bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Large Carder-bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Antheliaceae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Anthelia	Bombus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Bombus muscorum

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Large Carder-bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Large Carder-bee
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.

Large Carder-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.