alpine silverwort vs Woolly Tooth

Anthelia julacea compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Anthelia	Phellodon
Species	Anthelia julacea	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Woolly Tooth
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.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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