vs Ecuadorean Akodont

Buellia ocellata compared with Neomicroxus latebricola

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Ecuadorean Akodont is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ecuadorean Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Caliciaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Buellia	Neomicroxus
Species	Buellia ocellata	Neomicroxus latebricola

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Ecuadorean Akodont
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, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ecuadorean Akodont

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Buellia ocellata é um líquen crustoso com um talo areolado de cor cinza-pálido a branco, portando apotécios lecideínos escuros cercados por um anel excipular mais pálido. Habita a casca exposta de árvores caducifólias velhas e coníferas de casca lisa em bosques temperados europeus. Este líquen é sensível a mudanças na qualidade do ar e está associado a árvores veteranas em florestas antigas.