Matum vs Grayish Button Lichen

Aegle marmelos compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Key Differences

• Matum is Near Threatened while Grayish Button Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matum	Grayish Button Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Rutaceae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Aegle	Diplotomma
Species	Aegle marmelos	Diplotomma alboatrum

Conservation Status

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Matum

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.