Crumpled Rag Lichen vs Varied Rag Lichen

Platismatia tuckermanii compared with Platismatia glauca

Key Differences

• Crumpled Rag Lichen is Not Evaluated while Varied Rag Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crumpled Rag Lichen	Varied Rag 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	Lecanorales (チャシブゴケ目)	Lecanorales (チャシブゴケ目)
Family same	Parmeliaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus same	Platismatia	Platismatia
Species	Platismatia tuckermanii	Platismatia glauca

Evolutionary Relationship

Crumpled Rag Lichen and Varied Rag Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Platismatia.

Conservation Status

Crumpled Rag Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Varied Rag Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crumpled Rag Lichen	Varied Rag Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crumpled Rag Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Varied Rag Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States