Gray-Orange Disk Lichen vs Chevrotain de Balbac

Lecidea lapicida compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern while Chevrotain de Balbac is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Chevrotain de Balbac
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lecideaceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Lecidea	Tragulus
Species	Lecidea lapicida	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Chevrotain de Balbac

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Chevrotain de Balbac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Chevrotain de Balbac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.