Crescent Map Lichen vs Malayan Water Shrew

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Crescent Map Lichen is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Map Lichen	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rhizocarpaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Rhizocarpon	Chimarrogale
Species	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Map Lichen	Malayan Water Shrew
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.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.