Arctic daisy vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Arctic daisy is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lobariaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Sticta
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Dey's Moon Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Dey's Moon Lichen

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.