alpine silverwort vs Botfly

Anthelia julacea compared with Hypoderma tarandi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (地钱门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (叶苔纲)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Jungermanniales (叶苔目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
Family	Antheliaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Anthelia	Hypoderma
Species	Anthelia julacea	Hypoderma tarandi

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Botfly
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.

Botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Botfly

The Botfly (Hypoderma tarandi) is a species in the genus Hypoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden