vs Grayish Button Lichen

Diplotomma pharcidium compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Grayish Button Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Grayish 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	Diplotomma	Diplotomma
Species	Diplotomma pharcidium	Diplotomma alboatrum

Evolutionary Relationship

and Grayish Button Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Diplotomma.

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Grayish 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.

Diplotomma pharcidiumは、石灰質の樹皮や岩の上に暗色のレシデイン子嚢盤を持つ灰色葉状体の痂状地衣類である。ヨーロッパ温帯環境の古い石灰質岩面や風化した石灰岩に生息する。この地衣類は大気汚染に敏感で、主に窒素降下量が少ない地域で見られる。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden