Fringed kidney lichen vs Pimpled Kidney Lichen

Nephroma helveticum compared with Nephroma resupinatum

Key Differences

Fringed kidney lichen is Critically Endangered while Pimpled Kidney Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed kidney lichen	Pimpled Kidney Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family same	Nephromataceae	Nephromataceae
Genus same	Nephroma	Nephroma
Species	Nephroma helveticum	Nephroma resupinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringed kidney lichen and Pimpled Kidney Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nephroma.

View Genus: Nephroma

Conservation Status

Fringed kidney lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Pimpled Kidney Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed kidney lichen	Pimpled Kidney Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed kidney lichen

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.