alpine silverwort vs Mediterranean fig scale

Anthelia julacea compared with Lepidosaphes ulmi

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Mediterranean fig scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Mediterranean fig scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Antheliaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Anthelia	Lepidosaphes
Species	Anthelia julacea	Lepidosaphes ulmi

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean fig scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Mediterranean fig scale
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.

Mediterranean fig scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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