Butterfly-leaf vs Red Wart Lichen

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Pertusaria rubefacta

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Red Wart Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Red Wart Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Fabaceae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Pertusaria
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Pertusaria rubefacta

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Red Wart Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Red Wart 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.

Red Wart Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.