vs Parasitic Button Lichen

Buellia aethalea compared with Buellia badia

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Parasitic Button Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Parasitic Button Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family same	Caliciaceae	Caliciaceae
Genus same	Buellia	Buellia
Species	Buellia aethalea	Buellia badia

Evolutionary Relationship

and Parasitic Button Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Buellia.

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Parasitic Button Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Parasitic Button Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Parasitic 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.

Buellia aethalea is a crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It grows on siliceous rock surfaces in exposed habitats and produces a grey to dark thallus with lecidine apothecia. It is widely distributed across temperate and boreal regions on suitable rock substrates.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden