Chewing Gum Lichen vs pinguim-imperador

Protoblastenia rupestris compared with Aptenodytes forsteri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chewing Gum Lichen	pinguim-imperador
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Aves (ave)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Sphenisciformes (Penguins)
Family	Psoraceae	Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Genus	Protoblastenia	Aptenodytes (Great Penguins)
Species	Protoblastenia rupestris	Aptenodytes forsteri

Conservation Status

Chewing Gum Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

pinguim-imperador

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~595.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chewing Gum Lichen	pinguim-imperador
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.1 m
Average Weight	—	40.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chewing Gum Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

pinguim-imperador

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chewing Gum Lichen

The Chewing Gum Lichen (Protoblastenia rupestris) is a species in the genus Protoblastenia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

pinguim-imperador

O maior pinguim do mundo, os pinguins-imperadores medem até 1,2 metro de altura e pesam 45 kg, habitando o continente antártico em algumas das condições mais extremas da Terra. Reproduzem-se no meio do inverno, na escuridão, a temperaturas abaixo de -60°C, com os machos incubando ovos únicos sobre os pés sob uma bolsa de criação por 65 dias enquanto as fêmeas estão no mar. Seu comportamento de aglomeração — onde os indivíduos revezam-se pelo centro quente de grupos de milhares — é uma obra-prima de sobrevivência cooperativa.