Blistered Rock Tripe vs Mountain Water Rat

Umbilicaria hyperborea compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Blistered Rock Tripe is Extinct while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistered Rock Tripe	Mountain Water Rat
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	Baiyankamys
Species	Umbilicaria hyperborea	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Blistered Rock Tripe

EX — Extinct

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistered Rock Tripe	Mountain Water Rat
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.

Mountain Water Rat

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.