Foca Pia vs Warty Beard Lichen

Pagophilus groenlandicus compared with Usnea ceratina

Key Differences

• Foca Pia is Not Evaluated while Warty Beard Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foca Pia	Warty Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Pagophilus	Usnea
Species	Pagophilus groenlandicus	Usnea ceratina

Conservation Status

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Warty Beard Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foca Pia	Warty Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Warty Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden