Great Ciliated Lichen vs Hanging Fringe Lichen

Anaptychia ciliaris compared with Anaptychia setifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Ciliated Lichen	Hanging Fringe Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (真菌界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)
Order same	Caliciales (粉衣目)	Caliciales (粉衣目)
Family same	Physciaceae	Physciaceae
Genus same	Anaptychia	Anaptychia
Species	Anaptychia ciliaris	Anaptychia setifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Ciliated Lichen and Hanging Fringe Lichen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anaptychia.

Conservation Status

Great Ciliated Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Hanging Fringe Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Ciliated Lichen	Hanging Fringe Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Ciliated Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Hanging Fringe 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States