Alectryon vs Multicolored Dot Lichen

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cliostomum griffithii

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Multicolored Dot Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Multicolored Dot Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ramalinaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cliostomum
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cliostomum griffithii

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Multicolored Dot Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Multicolored Dot 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.

Multicolored Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.