alpine silverwort vs Scuttle fly

Anthelia julacea compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Scuttle fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Antheliaceae	Phoridae
Genus	Anthelia	Megaselia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Scuttle 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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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