Biatora troendelagica
Local name: trønderknopplav
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Ramalinaceae
Genus
Biatora
Biatora troendelagica belongs to the family Ramalinaceae, order Lecanorales, within the Lecanoromycetes class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Biatora troendelagica faces severe threats from habitat degradation and loss of suitable substrate conditions in its specialized environments. Air pollution and climate change are altering the delicate chemical and moisture conditions required for this lichen's survival, while human activities continue to reduce available habitat.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
This lichen species occurs on bark of deciduous trees, particularly in humid coastal and montane forests of central Norway. It requires specific microclimate conditions with high humidity and clean air quality in old-growth forest environments.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Biatora troendelagica faces severe threats from habitat degradation and loss of suitable substrate conditions in its specialized environments. Air pollution and climate change are altering the delicate chemical and moisture conditions required for this lichen's survival, while human activities continue to reduce available habitat.
Air pollution and acid deposition
Climate change affecting moisture regimes
Habitat loss and degradation
Human disturbance in forest ecosystems
Loss of suitable substrate trees
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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). Biatora troendelagica (Biatora troendelagica). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/trnderknopplav