Aquatic Pelt Lichen vs Ear-Lobed Dog-Lichen

Peltigera hydrothyria compared with Peltigera lepidophora

Key Differences

• Aquatic Pelt Lichen is Not Evaluated while Ear-Lobed Dog-Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aquatic Pelt Lichen	Ear-Lobed Dog-Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (mantar)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family same	Peltigeraceae	Peltigeraceae
Genus same	Peltigera	Peltigera
Species	Peltigera hydrothyria	Peltigera lepidophora

Evolutionary Relationship

Aquatic Pelt Lichen and Ear-Lobed Dog-Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Peltigera.

Conservation Status

Aquatic Pelt Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Ear-Lobed Dog-Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aquatic Pelt Lichen	Ear-Lobed Dog-Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aquatic Pelt Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Ear-Lobed Dog-Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Aquatic Pelt Lichen

The Aquatic Pelt Lichen (Peltigera hydrothyria) is a species in the genus Peltigera. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States