Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse vs Cup Lichen

Chaetodipus eremicus compared with Cladonia coccifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse	Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Cladonia
Species	Chaetodipus eremicus	Cladonia coccifera

Conservation Status

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse	Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cup Lichen

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 (Brazil, Colombia).

Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse

The Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus eremicus) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.