alpine silverwort vs Sand Digger Wasp

Anthelia julacea compared with Mellinus crabroneus

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Sand Digger Wasp is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Sand Digger Wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Antheliaceae	Crabronidae
Genus	Anthelia	Mellinus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Mellinus crabroneus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Sand Digger Wasp

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Sand Digger Wasp
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.

Sand Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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