Confluent Disc Lichen vs Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Lecidea confluens compared with Lecidea lapicida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confluent Disc Lichen	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (균계)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Ascomycota (자낭균류)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (요강버섯강)	Lecanoromycetes (요강버섯강)
Order same	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family same	Lecideaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus same	Lecidea	Lecidea
Species	Lecidea confluens	Lecidea lapicida

Evolutionary Relationship

Confluent Disc Lichen and Gray-Orange Disk Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lecidea.

Conservation Status

Confluent Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confluent Disc Lichen	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confluent Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray-Orange Disk 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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States