black wattle vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Fabaceae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Acacia	Sticta
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Dey's Moon Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

Dey's Moon Lichen

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.