alpine lady's-mantle vs Black Lichen

Alchemilla alpina compared with Lichina pygmaea

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Black Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Black Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lichinomycetes (Lichinomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Lichinales (Lichinales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Lichinaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Lichina
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Lichina pygmaea

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Black Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Black Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Black Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Black Lichen

The Black Lichen (Lichina pygmaea) is a species in the genus Lichina. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden