Crazy Scale Lichen vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Cladonia turgida compared with Blarina hylophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazy Scale Lichen	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cladonia	Blarina
Species	Cladonia turgida	Blarina hylophaga

Conservation Status

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazy Scale Lichen	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crazy Scale Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.