Smooth Pox Lichen vs White-cheeked Pintail

Pyrenula laevigata compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

Smooth Pox Lichen is Extinct while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Smooth Pox Lichen	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Pyrenulaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Pyrenula	Anas
Species	Pyrenula laevigata	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Smooth Pox Lichen

EX — Extinct

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Smooth Pox Lichen	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Smooth Pox Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.