Copper Lecidea vs Spotted Sandpiper

Lecidea inops compared with Actitis macularius

Key Differences

Copper Lecidea is Not Evaluated while Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Copper Lecidea	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Lecideaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Lecidea	Actitis
Species	Lecidea inops	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

Copper Lecidea

NE — Not Evaluated

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Copper Lecidea	Spotted Sandpiper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Copper Lecidea

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.