Bird's Eye vs Single-Spored Map Lichen

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Rhizocarpon disporum

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Single-Spored Map Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Single-Spored Map Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Rhizocarpon
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Rhizocarpon disporum

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Single-Spored Map Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Single-Spored Map Lichen
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.

Single-Spored Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.