alpine silverwort vs Cudbear

Anthelia julacea compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Cudbear
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (우산이끼문)	Ascomycota (자낭균류)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (망울이끼강)	Lecanoromycetes (요강버섯강)
Order	Jungermanniales (망울이끼목)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Antheliaceae	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Anthelia	Ochrolechia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Cudbear
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.

Cudbear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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