EN — Endangered

Lepraria lanata

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

FUNGI

Phylum

ASCOMYCOTA

Class

LECANOROMYCETES

Order

LECANORALES

Family

STEREOCAULACEAE

Genus

Lepraria

Lepraria lanata belongs to the family STEREOCAULACEAE, order LECANORALES, within the LECANOROMYCETES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

TERRESTRIALMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species management

Awareness & communications

Community

Community Sightings

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Lepraria lanata (Lepraria lanata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/appalachian-dust-bunnies

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