Frosted Rock Tripe vs Lesser Rocktripe

Umbilicaria americana compared with Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Rock Tripe	Lesser Rocktripe
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family same	Umbilicariaceae	Umbilicariaceae
Genus same	Umbilicaria	Umbilicaria
Species	Umbilicaria americana	Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Rock Tripe and Lesser Rocktripe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Umbilicaria.

Conservation Status

Frosted Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Rocktripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Rock Tripe	Lesser Rocktripe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Lesser Rocktripe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States