alpine silverwort vs Leopard Earthball

Anthelia julacea compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Anthelia	Scleroderma
Species	Anthelia julacea	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Leopard Earthball
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.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.