Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Eastern Mole

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lecideaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Porpidia	Scalopus
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.