Bottle Brush Shield Lichen vs Monk Saki

Parmelia squarrosa compared with Pithecia monachus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bottle Brush Shield Lichen	Monk Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Parmelia	Pithecia
Species	Parmelia squarrosa	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bottle Brush Shield Lichen	Monk Saki
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.

Monk Saki

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.