vs Cyprus Spiny Mouse

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Acomys nesiotes

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cyprus Spiny Mouse
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Baeomycetaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Baeomyces Acomys
Species Baeomyces placophyllus Acomys nesiotes

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cyprus Spiny Mouse
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cyprus.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

No description available.

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