Topo occidental vs Fishbone Beard Lichen

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Usnea dasopoga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo occidental	Fishbone Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Talpidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Usnea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Usnea dasopoga

Conservation Status

Topo occidental

LC — Least Concern

Fishbone Beard Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo occidental	Fishbone Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishbone Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.