Black Noddy vs Frosted Cup Lichen

Anous minutus compared with Cladonia ecmocyna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	Frosted Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Laridae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Anous	Cladonia
Species	Anous minutus	Cladonia ecmocyna

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

Frosted Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	Frosted Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Noddy

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Taiwan, and Venezuela.

Frosted Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Black Noddy

The Black Noddy (Anous minutus) is a species in the genus Anous. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.