alpine silverwort vs Long-legged fly

Anthelia julacea compared with Dolichopus plumitarsis

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Long-legged fly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Long-legged fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Antheliaceae	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Anthelia	Dolichopus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Dolichopus plumitarsis

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged fly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Long-legged fly
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.

Long-legged fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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