Gray-Orange Disk Lichen vs Large False Serotine

Lecidea lapicida compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Large False 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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Lecidea lapicida	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Large False 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.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.