Black Stone Flower vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Parmotrema perlatum compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Stone Flower	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Parmotrema	Brachyuromys
Species	Parmotrema perlatum	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Black Stone Flower

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Stone Flower	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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).

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

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.