vs Parasitic Button Lichen

Buellia aethalea compared with Buellia badia

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Parasitic Button Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Parasitic Button Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (菌界)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)
Order same	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family same	Caliciaceae	Caliciaceae
Genus same	Buellia	Buellia
Species	Buellia aethalea	Buellia badia

Evolutionary Relationship

and Parasitic Button Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Buellia.

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Parasitic Button Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Parasitic Button Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Parasitic Button Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Buellia aethalea はCaliciaceae科の痂状地衣類で、軽度懸念（LC）と評価されています。露出した環境の珪質岩石表面に生育し、灰色から暗色の葉状体とレシジン型子嚢盤を形成します。適切な岩基質の上で温帯・亜寒帯地域に広く分布しています。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden