Grayish Button Lichen vs Mérida Brocket

Diplotomma alboatrum compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Grayish Button Lichen is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grayish Button Lichen	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Caliciaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Diplotomma	Mazama
Species	Diplotomma alboatrum	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grayish Button Lichen	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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