Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen vs Hare's-tail

Trapeliopsis viridescens compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen is Critically Endangered while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trapeliaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Trapeliopsis	Lagurus
Species	Trapeliopsis viridescens	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States