Alectryon vs Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Alectryon tropicus compared with Porpidia cinereoatra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Porpidia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Porpidia cinereoatra

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Alectryon

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