Bird's Eye vs Cumberland Rock Shield

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Cumberland Rock Shield is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Cumberland Rock Shield
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Cumberland Rock Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Cumberland Rock Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Cumberland Rock Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) 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.