Butterfly-leaf vs Plitt'S Rock Shield

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Xanthoparmelia plittii

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Plitt'S Rock Shield is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Plitt'S Rock Shield
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Fabaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Xanthoparmelia plittii

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Plitt'S Rock Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Plitt'S Rock Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Plitt'S Rock Shield

Habitat

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

Range

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

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.