vs Beach Acronychia

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Acronychia imperforata

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Beach Acronychia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Beach Acronychia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Baeomyces	Acronychia
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Acronychia imperforata

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Beach Acronychia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Beach Acronychia
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.

Beach Acronychia

Habitat

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

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.

Beach Acronychia

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