Confluent Disc Lichen vs Tile Lichen

Lecidea confluens compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confluent Disc Lichen	Tile Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family same	Lecideaceae	Lecideaceae
Genus same	Lecidea	Lecidea
Species	Lecidea confluens	Lecidea tessellata

Evolutionary Relationship

Confluent Disc Lichen and Tile Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lecidea.

Conservation Status

Confluent Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confluent Disc Lichen	Tile 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.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States