Blistered Rock Tripe vs Brindled Plume

Umbilicaria hyperborea compared with Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Key Differences

Blistered Rock Tripe is Extinct while Brindled Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistered Rock Tripe	Brindled Plume
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Umbilicariaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Umbilicaria	Amblyptilia
Species	Umbilicaria hyperborea	Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Conservation Status

Blistered Rock Tripe

EX — Extinct

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistered Rock Tripe	Brindled Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistered Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

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

Brindled Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (25 countries).

Blistered Rock Tripe

The Blistered Rock Tripe (Umbilicaria hyperborea) is a species in the genus Umbilicaria. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Brindled Plume

The Brindled Plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en