A Quilt Lichen vs African elephant

Fuscidea recensa compared with Loxodonta africana

Key Differences

• A Quilt Lichen is Not Evaluated while African elephant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	A Quilt Lichen	African elephant
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Umbilicariales (石耳目)	Proboscidea (长鼻目)
Family	Fuscideaceae	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Fuscidea	Loxodonta (African Elephants)
Species	Fuscidea recensa	Loxodonta africana

Conservation Status

A Quilt Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	A Quilt Lichen	African elephant
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	65 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	6.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

A Quilt Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

African elephant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

A Quilt Lichen

The A Quilt Lichen (Fuscidea recensa) is a species in the genus Fuscidea. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

African elephant

非洲象是地球上体型最大的陆地动物，体重可达7,000千克，栖息于撒哈拉以南非洲的草原、稀树草原和森林中。作为关键种，它们通过挖掘水源、传播种子和改变植被结构，深刻塑造了其栖息地的生态系统。受栖息地丧失和象牙盗猎威胁，非洲象的保护至关重要。