Brook Stippleback Lichen vs Centuryplant

Dermatocarpon luridum compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

Brook Stippleback Lichen is Critically Endangered while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Stippleback Lichen	Centuryplant
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Verrucariales (Verrucariales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Verrucariaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Dermatocarpon	Agave
Species	Dermatocarpon luridum	Agave americana

Conservation Status

Brook Stippleback Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Stippleback Lichen	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Stippleback Lichen

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Brook Stippleback Lichen

The Brook Stippleback Lichen (Dermatocarpon luridum) is a species in the genus Dermatocarpon. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].