Cumberland Rock Shield vs Yellowish-Green Rock-Shield Lichen

Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia compared with Xanthoparmelia viriduloumbrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cumberland Rock Shield	Yellowish-Green Rock-Shield Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (mantar)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family same	Parmeliaceae	Parmeliaceae
Genus same	Xanthoparmelia	Xanthoparmelia
Species	Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia	Xanthoparmelia viriduloumbrina

Evolutionary Relationship

Cumberland Rock Shield and Yellowish-Green Rock-Shield Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Xanthoparmelia.

Conservation Status

Cumberland Rock Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellowish-Green Rock-Shield Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cumberland Rock Shield	Yellowish-Green Rock-Shield Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cumberland Rock Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Yellowish-Green Rock-Shield Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States