alpine silverwort vs Mountain Plume

Anthelia julacea compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Mountain Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (우산이끼문)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (망울이끼강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Jungermanniales (망울이끼목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Antheliaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Anthelia	Stenoptilia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Stenoptilia islandicus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Mountain Plume
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.

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. 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