alpine silverwort vs Lime Cosmet

Anthelia julacea compared with Chrysoclista linneela

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Lime Cosmet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Lime Cosmet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Antheliaceae	Elachistidae
Genus	Anthelia	Chrysoclista
Species	Anthelia julacea	Chrysoclista linneela

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Lime Cosmet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Lime Cosmet
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.

Lime Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden