Bottle Brush Shield Lichen vs Crabeater seal

Parmelia squarrosa compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bottle Brush Shield Lichen	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Parmelia	Lobodon
Species	Parmelia squarrosa	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bottle Brush Shield Lichen	Crabeater seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

The Bottle Brush Shield Lichen (Parmelia squarrosa) is a species in the genus Parmelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.