alpine silverwort vs ligate snail

Anthelia julacea compared with Helix ligata

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while ligate snail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	ligate snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Antheliaceae	Helicidae
Genus	Anthelia	Helix
Species	Anthelia julacea	Helix ligata

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

ligate snail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	ligate snail
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.

ligate snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Italy.

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.