Confluent Disc Lichen vs Copper Lecidea

Lecidea confluens compared with Lecidea inops

Key Differences

• Confluent Disc Lichen is Least Concern while Copper Lecidea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confluent Disc Lichen	Copper Lecidea
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family same	Lecideaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus same	Lecidea	Lecidea
Species	Lecidea confluens	Lecidea inops

Evolutionary Relationship

Confluent Disc Lichen and Copper Lecidea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lecidea.

Conservation Status

Confluent Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Copper Lecidea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confluent Disc Lichen	Copper Lecidea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confluent Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Copper Lecidea

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden