vs Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Marmosa andersoni

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Baeomyces	Marmosa
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Marmosa andersoni

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
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.

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.