Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen vs Muya Valley Vole

Physcia caesia compared with Microtus mujanensis

Key Differences

• Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen is Least Concern while Muya Valley Vole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen	Muya Valley Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Physciaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Physcia	Microtus
Species	Physcia caesia	Microtus mujanensis

Conservation Status

Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Muya Valley Vole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen	Muya Valley Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Muya Valley Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen

The Blue Gray Rosette Lichen (Physcia caesia) is a species in the genus Physcia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.