Gray-Orange Disk Lichen vs Harmless Serotine

Lecidea lapicida compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lecideaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lecidea	Eptesicus
Species	Lecidea lapicida	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.