CRCritically Endangered

Teloschistes peruensis

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

Decreasing

Population trend

2

Countries

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

FUNGI

Phylum

ASCOMYCOTA

Class

LECANOROMYCETES

Order

TELOSCHISTALES

Family

TELOSCHISTACEAE

Genus

Teloschistes

Teloschistes peruensis belongs to the family TELOSCHISTACEAE, order TELOSCHISTALES, within the LECANOROMYCETES class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

DesertMajorMarine coastal/supratidalMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

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

Air-borne pollutants

Ongoing

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Dams & water management/use

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Livestock farming & ranching

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Mining & quarrying

Ongoing

Roads & railroads

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species recovery
Awareness & communications
06Range

Found in 2 Countries

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07Sources

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 (2026). Teloschistes peruensis (Teloschistes peruensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/peruvian-orange-bush-lichen

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