vs Dwarf Brocket

Diplotomma pharcidium compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Dwarf Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Caliciaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Diplotomma	Mazama
Species	Diplotomma pharcidium	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Dwarf Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dwarf Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diplotomma pharcidium is a crustose lichen with a greyish thallus bearing dark, lecideine apothecia on calcareous bark and rock. It inhabits old calcareous rock faces and weathered limestone in temperate European environments. This lichen is sensitive to air pollution and is found primarily in areas with low nitrogen deposition.