Big Map Lichen vs Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Rhizocarpon grande compared with Chiropodomys major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Map Lichen	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhizocarpaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rhizocarpon	Chiropodomys
Species	Rhizocarpon grande	Chiropodomys major

Conservation Status

Big Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Map Lichen	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Map Lichen

The Big Map Lichen (Rhizocarpon grande) is a species in the genus Rhizocarpon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.