Black Stone Flower vs Chinese Shrew

Parmotrema perlatum compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

• Black Stone Flower is Least Concern while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Stone Flower	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Parmotrema	Sorex
Species	Parmotrema perlatum	Sorex sinalis

Conservation Status

Black Stone Flower

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Stone Flower	Chinese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Stone Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Stone Flower

The Black Stone Flower (Parmotrema perlatum) is a species in the genus Parmotrema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.