vs Oursin de Hongrie

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Oursin de Hongrie is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Oursin de Hongrie
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Baeomyces	Echinops
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Oursin de Hongrie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Oursin de Hongrie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

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

Oursin de Hongrie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden