Crazy Scale Lichen vs Mexican woodrat

Cladonia turgida compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazy Scale Lichen	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cladonia	Neotoma
Species	Cladonia turgida	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazy Scale Lichen	Mexican woodrat
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.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.