Alectryon vs Polychrome Dot Lichen

Alectryon tropicus compared with Bacidia polychroa

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Polychrome Dot Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Polychrome 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	Bacidia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Bacidia polychroa

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Polychrome Dot Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Polychrome 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.

Polychrome Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.