Agrimony vs Birchbark Dot Lichen

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Leptorhaphis epidermidis

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Birchbark Dot Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Birchbark Dot Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Naetrocymbaceae
Genus	Agrimonia	Leptorhaphis
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Leptorhaphis epidermidis

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Birchbark Dot Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Birchbark Dot Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrimony

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Birchbark Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Birchbark Dot Lichen

The Birchbark Dot Lichen (Leptorhaphis epidermidis) is a species in the genus Leptorhaphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States