alpine silverwort vs Pig'S Ear

Anthelia julacea compared with Gomphus clavatus

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Pig'S Ear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Pig'S Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Antheliaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Anthelia	Gomphus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Gomphus clavatus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Pig'S Ear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Pig'S Ear
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.

Pig'S Ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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