alpine lady's-mantle vs Upper Crust

Alchemilla alpina compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Rosales (розоцветные)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Amaurodon
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Upper Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden