alpine silverwort vs Western Pouncewort

Anthelia julacea compared with Lejeunea lamacerina

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Western Pouncewort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Western Pouncewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Lejeunea
Species	Anthelia julacea	Lejeunea lamacerina

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine silverwort and Western Pouncewort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Jungermanniopsida. (Jungermanniopsida)

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Western Pouncewort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Western Pouncewort
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.

Western Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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