Common Script Lichen vs アメリカイソシギ

Graphis scripta compared with Actitis macularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Script Lichen	アメリカイソシギ
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Ostropales (Ostropales)	Charadriiformes (チドリ目)
Family	Graphidaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Graphis	Actitis
Species	Graphis scripta	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

Common Script Lichen

LC — Least Concern

アメリカイソシギ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Script Lichen	アメリカイソシギ
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Script Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

アメリカイソシギ

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Common Script Lichen

<em>Graphis scripta</em>, the common script lichen, is a crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae, order Graphidales, with a cosmopolitan distribution spanning Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. This species grows as a flat, tightly attached crust on the smooth bark of deciduous trees in humid, shaded woodland habitats, where it is often among the most frequently encountered bark lichens. The distinctive feature of <em>Graphis scripta</em> is its elongated, script-like apothecia — black, slit-like fruiting bodies that resemble ancient writing and give the species its common name. As a lichen, it represents a stable mutualistic association between a fungal partner (mycobiont) and photosynthetic algal or cyanobacterial partners (photobionts). The species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, reflecting its wide distribution and tolerance across a range of forested habitats. It is considered sensitive to air pollution, particularly sulfur dioxide, making it a useful bioindicator of air quality. Biological traits for this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature, including data on growth rates, lifespan, and detailed ecological interactions beyond its known substrate preferences.

アメリカイソシギ

アメリカイソシギ（Actitis macularius）はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類される。分布域全体に広く分布して個体数が豊富であり、個体群は安定していて即座の保全上の懸念はない。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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