Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Geomys arenarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecideaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Porpidia	Geomys
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Desert Pocket Gopher
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.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.