vs Banded hare-wallaby

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Lagostrophus fasciatus

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Banded hare-wallaby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Banded hare-wallaby
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Baeomyces	Lagostrophus
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Lagostrophus fasciatus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Banded hare-wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Banded hare-wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Banded hare-wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

Banded hare-wallaby

The Banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus) is a species in the genus Lagostrophus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.