Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecideaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Porpidia	Notomys
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Notomys mordax

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.