Foca de Casco vs

Cystophora cristata compared with Pyrenula nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foca de Casco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Cystophora	Pyrenula
Species	Cystophora cristata	Pyrenula nitida

Conservation Status

Foca de Casco

EN — Endangered

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foca de Casco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foca de Casco

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Habitat

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

Range

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

Pyrenula nitida es un liquen crustaceo corticola que produce un talo liso y brillante de color verde oliva a marron, con peritecios en forma de frasco incrustados en la corteza lisa de arboles antiguos de hoja ancha en bosques atlanticos humedos. Se considera una especie indicadora emblematica de bosques antiguos con larga continuidad en Europa occidental. En peligro, este liquen esta gravemente amenazado por la perdida de arboles veteranos y habitats de bosque antiguo.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal