Confluent Disc Lichen vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Lecidea confluens compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Confluent Disc Lichen is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confluent Disc Lichen	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecideaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Lecidea	Proechimys
Species	Lecidea confluens	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Confluent Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confluent Disc Lichen	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confluent Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.