Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Four-toed Jerboa

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecideaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Porpidia	Allactaga
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Allactaga tetradactyla

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Four-toed Jerboa
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.

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.