Crescent Map Lichen vs Four-toed Jerboa

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Crescent Map Lichen is Least Concern while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Map Lichen	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhizocarpaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Rhizocarpon	Allactaga
Species	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum	Allactaga tetradactyla

Conservation Status

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Map Lichen	Four-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.