Butterfly-leaf vs Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Phaeophyscia pusilloides

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Fabaceae	Physciaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Phaeophyscia pusilloides

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen
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.

Pom-Pom Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.