alpine silverwort vs sow thistle aphid

Anthelia julacea compared with Hyperomyzus lactucae

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while sow thistle aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	sow thistle aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Antheliaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Anthelia	Hyperomyzus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Hyperomyzus lactucae

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

sow thistle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	sow thistle aphid
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.

sow thistle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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