Crazy Scale Lichen vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Cladonia turgida compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazy Scale Lichen	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cladonia	Pygeretmus
Species	Cladonia turgida	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazy Scale Lichen	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
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.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.