alpine silverwort vs teat sponge

Anthelia julacea compared with Polymastia mamillaris

Key Differences

alpine silverwort is Least Concern while teat sponge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	teat sponge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Polymastiida (Polymastiida)
Family	Antheliaceae	Polymastiidae
Genus	Anthelia	Polymastia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Polymastia mamillaris

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

teat sponge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	teat sponge
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.

teat sponge

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.