alpine silverwort vs Common Bithynia

Anthelia julacea compared with Bithynia tentaculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Common Bithynia
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (hepáticas)	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Antheliaceae	Bithyniidae
Genus	Anthelia	Bithynia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Bithynia tentaculata

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Common Bithynia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Common Bithynia
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.

Common Bithynia

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.

Common Bithynia

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.