Butterfly-leaf vs Smooth Pox Lichen

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Pyrenula laevigata

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Smooth Pox Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Smooth Pox Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Fabaceae	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Pyrenula
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Pyrenula laevigata

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Pox Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Smooth Pox 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.

Smooth Pox Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.