alpine silverwort vs Small Eggar

Anthelia julacea compared with Eriogaster lanestris

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Small Eggar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Small Eggar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Antheliaceae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Anthelia	Eriogaster
Species	Anthelia julacea	Eriogaster lanestris

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Small Eggar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Small Eggar
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.

Small Eggar

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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