vs Dibatag

Buellia ocellata compared with Ammodorcas clarkei

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Dibatag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Dibatag
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Caliciaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Buellia	Ammodorcas
Species	Buellia ocellata	Ammodorcas clarkei

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Dibatag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Dibatag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dibatag

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buellia ocellata is a crustose lichen with a pale grey to white areolate thallus bearing dark lecideine apothecia surrounded by a paler excipular ring. It inhabits exposed bark of old deciduous trees and smooth-barked conifers in temperate European woodlands. This lichen is sensitive to air quality changes and associated with veteran trees in ancient woodland.