anthélie alpine vs Tiny Earthstar

Anthelia julacea compared with Geastrum minimum

Key Differences

• anthélie alpine is Least Concern while Tiny Earthstar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	anthélie alpine	Tiny Earthstar
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Geastraceae
Genus	Anthelia	Geastrum
Species	Anthelia julacea	Geastrum minimum

Conservation Status

anthélie alpine

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Earthstar

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	anthélie alpine	Tiny Earthstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

anthélie alpine

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Tiny Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

anthélie alpine

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway