alpine silverwort vs Sphagnum Sprite

Anthelia julacea compared with Nehalennia gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Sphagnum Sprite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Antheliaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Anthelia	Nehalennia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Nehalennia gracilis

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Sphagnum Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Sphagnum Sprite
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.

Sphagnum Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.