vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Marmosa murina

Key Differences

is Endangered while Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Linnaeus's 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 murina

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Linnaeus's 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.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.