alpine silverwort vs painted ray

Anthelia julacea compared with Raja microocellata

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while painted ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	painted ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Antheliaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Anthelia	Raja
Species	Anthelia julacea	Raja microocellata

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

painted ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	painted ray
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.

painted ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark. 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.