Grayish Button Lichen vs Large False Serotine

Diplotomma alboatrum compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Grayish Button Lichen is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grayish Button Lichen	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Caliciaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Diplotomma	Hesperoptenus
Species	Diplotomma alboatrum	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grayish Button Lichen	Large False Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grayish Button 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.