Blistered Rock Tripe vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Umbilicaria hyperborea compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Key Differences

• Blistered Rock Tripe is Extinct while Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistered Rock Tripe	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Umbilicariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Umbilicaria	Chiropodomys
Species	Umbilicaria hyperborea	Chiropodomys pusillus

Conservation Status

Blistered Rock Tripe

EX — Extinct

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistered Rock Tripe	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistered Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

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

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blistered Rock Tripe

The Blistered Rock Tripe (Umbilicaria hyperborea) is a species in the genus Umbilicaria. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.