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Enchylium bachmanianum compared with Enchylium limosum

Key Differences

  • is Near Threatened while is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same Fungi (Pilze) Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum same Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze) Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class same Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same Peltigerales (Peltigerales) Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family same Collemataceae Collemataceae
Genus same Enchylium Enchylium
Species Enchylium bachmanianum Enchylium limosum

Evolutionary Relationship

and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Enchylium.

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Enchylium bachmanianum is a gelatinous, dark-coloured cyanolichen forming small, jelly-like lobes on moist rock surfaces, soil, and mosses in humid habitats. It contains cyanobacterial photobionts within its thallus, enabling nitrogen fixation. Near Threatened, this inconspicuous lichen is sensitive to habitat drying, disturbance, and the loss of stable, humid microhabitats in its European range.

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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