Bishop's goutweed vs Cudbear

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Cudbear
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)
Order	Apiales (セリ目)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Apiaceae	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Ochrolechia
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Cudbear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's goutweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Cudbear

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.

Bishop's goutweed

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States