Big Map Lichen vs Alistonia

Rhizocarpon grande compared with Alstonia scholaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Map Lichen	Alistonia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Rhizocarpaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Rhizocarpon	Alstonia
Species	Rhizocarpon grande	Alstonia scholaris

Conservation Status

Big Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Alistonia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Map Lichen	Alistonia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Alistonia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Big Map Lichen

The Big Map Lichen (Rhizocarpon grande) is a species in the genus Rhizocarpon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Alistonia

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.