vs Piacentini's Dikdik

Phaeographis dendritica compared with Madoqua piacentinii

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Piacentini's Dikdik is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Piacentini's Dikdik
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ostropales (Ostropales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Graphidaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Phaeographis	Madoqua
Species	Phaeographis dendritica	Madoqua piacentinii

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Piacentini's Dikdik

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Piacentini's Dikdik
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Piacentini's Dikdik

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phaeographis dendritica is a corticolous crustose lichen forming pale to whitish patches on smooth bark with distinctive branched, dendritic lirellate apothecia. It inhabits humid, shaded temperate woodland, particularly old-growth forests in oceanic regions. Classified as Vulnerable, this species is threatened by habitat loss and the decline of ancient, undisturbed woodland ecosystems.