Bottle Brush Shield Lichen vs Olive-colored Akodont

Parmelia squarrosa compared with Abrothrix olivaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bottle Brush Shield Lichen	Olive-colored Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Parmelia	Abrothrix
Species	Parmelia squarrosa	Abrothrix olivaceus

Conservation Status

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Olive-colored Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bottle Brush Shield Lichen	Olive-colored Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Olive-colored Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

The Bottle Brush Shield Lichen (Parmelia squarrosa) is a species in the genus Parmelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.