Boreal Button Lichen vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Buellia disciformis compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Boreal Button Lichen is Critically Endangered while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Button Lichen	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Dasyuromorphia (Yırtıcı keseliler)
Family	Caliciaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Buellia	Sminthopsis
Species	Buellia disciformis	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Conservation Status

Boreal Button Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Button Lichen	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boreal Button Lichen

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boreal Button Lichen

The Boreal Button Lichen (Buellia disciformis) is a species in the genus Buellia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.