alpine silverwort vs Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Anthelia julacea compared with Andrena argentata

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Small Sandpit Mining Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Small Sandpit Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (苔類)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Jungermanniales (ウロコゴケ目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family	Antheliaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Anthelia	Andrena
Species	Anthelia julacea	Andrena argentata

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Small Sandpit Mining Bee
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.

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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