Confluent Disc Lichen vs Hare's-tail

Lecidea confluens compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Confluent Disc Lichen is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confluent Disc Lichen	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecideaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lecidea	Lagurus
Species	Lecidea confluens	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

Confluent Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confluent Disc Lichen	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confluent Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States