vs Stiff Tar-Spot Lichen

Placynthiella dasaea compared with Placynthiella icmalea

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Stiff Tar-Spot Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Stiff Tar-Spot Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (mantar)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family same	Trapeliaceae	Trapeliaceae
Genus same	Placynthiella	Placynthiella
Species	Placynthiella dasaea	Placynthiella icmalea

Evolutionary Relationship

and Stiff Tar-Spot Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Placynthiella.

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Stiff Tar-Spot Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Stiff Tar-Spot Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Stiff Tar-Spot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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