bastard copperleaf vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Acalypha	Sticta
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Dey's Moon Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Dey's Moon Lichen

bastard copperleaf

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