Copper Lecidea vs Tile Lichen

Lecidea inops compared with Lecidea tessellata

Key Differences

• Copper Lecidea is Not Evaluated while Tile Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Copper Lecidea	Tile Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family same	Lecideaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus same	Lecidea	Lecidea
Species	Lecidea inops	Lecidea tessellata

Evolutionary Relationship

Copper Lecidea and Tile Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lecidea.

Conservation Status

Copper Lecidea

NE — Not Evaluated

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Copper Lecidea	Tile Lichen
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.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden