huldrenever
Peltigera retifoveata
Peltigera retifoveata is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in Scandinavia, western Eurasia and western North America, where it grows on the ground and amongst mosses.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Peltigeraceae
Genus
Peltigera
huldrenever belongs to the family Peltigeraceae, order Peltigerales, within the Lecanoromycetes class.
Species Profile
Peltigera retifoveata is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in Scandinavia, western Eurasia and western North America, where it grows on the ground and amongst mosses.
Peltigera retifoveata, a critically endangered lichen species, faces severe decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized forest ecosystems. Air pollution and climate change further threaten this sensitive species, which requires specific environmental conditions to survive.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Peltigera retifoveata has a circumpolar distribution. Although originally described from Finnish collections, it is uncommon in Europe, having been recorded from only a few locations in Scandinavia. There are also records from the Russian Far East and Siberia. The lichen is more common in northern North America, with a range extending from subarctic regions (Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest...
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Peltigera retifoveata, a critically endangered lichen species, faces severe decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized forest ecosystems. Air pollution and climate change further threaten this sensitive species, which requires specific environmental conditions to survive.
Air pollution and acid deposition
Habitat loss and forest fragmentation
Climate change and altered precipitation patterns
Human disturbance and trampling
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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). huldrenever (Peltigera retifoveata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/huldrenever