alpine silverwort vs Surf Scoter

Anthelia julacea compared with Melanitta perspicillata

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Surf Scoter is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Surf Scoter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Antheliaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Anthelia	Melanitta
Species	Anthelia julacea	Melanitta perspicillata

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Surf Scoter

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Surf Scoter
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.

Surf Scoter

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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