vs Flaming Firedot Lichen

Athallia cerinelloides compared with Athallia pyracea

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Flaming Firedot Lichen is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Flaming Firedot Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family same	Teloschistaceae	Teloschistaceae
Genus same	Athallia	Athallia
Species	Athallia cerinelloides	Athallia pyracea

Evolutionary Relationship

and Flaming Firedot Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Athallia.

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Flaming Firedot Lichen

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Flaming Firedot Lichen
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, and Sweden.

Flaming Firedot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Athallia cerinelloides is a crustose lichen with an orange-yellow to waxy thallus bearing lecanorine apothecia with reddish-orange discs. It inhabits bark of nutrient-enriched trees, walls, and rocks enriched with bird droppings in temperate and Mediterranean Europe. This lichen thrives in nitrogenous, bird-roosting habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden