Crazy Scale Lichen vs Fat Sand Rat

Cladonia turgida compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazy Scale Lichen	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cladonia	Psammomys
Species	Cladonia turgida	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazy Scale Lichen	Fat Sand Rat
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.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.