Alpen-Frauenmantel vs Große Langfühlerschnecke

Alchemilla alpina compared with Bithynia tentaculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpen-Frauenmantel	Große Langfühlerschnecke
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Weichtiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Schnecken)
Order	Rosales (Rosenartige)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Bithyniidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Bithynia
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Bithynia tentaculata

Conservation Status

Alpen-Frauenmantel

LC — Least Concern

Große Langfühlerschnecke

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpen-Frauenmantel	Große Langfühlerschnecke
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpen-Frauenmantel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Große Langfühlerschnecke

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Alpen-Frauenmantel

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Große Langfühlerschnecke

The common bithynia (<em>Bithynia tentaculata</em>) is a freshwater gastropod snail belonging to the family Bithyniidae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and has been recorded across terrestrial and aquatic habitats in Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. <em>Bithynia tentaculata</em> typically inhabits slow-moving or still freshwater environments such as lakes, ponds, canals, and rivers, often on muddy or sandy substrates where organic material is abundant. The species has a distinctive operculum that seals the shell opening, providing protection against desiccation and predators. It typically feeds by grazing on algae, detritus, and biofilms on submerged surfaces. The common bithynia serves as an intermediate host for several trematode parasites, making it ecologically significant in freshwater food webs and parasite life cycles. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.