beach alectryon vs Smooth Shadow Lichen

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Phaeophyscia ciliata

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Smooth Shadow Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Smooth Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Physciaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Phaeophyscia
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Phaeophyscia ciliata

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Shadow Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Smooth Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Smooth Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

beach alectryon

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