Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Gray Birch Mouse

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Sicista pseudonapaea

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Gray Birch Mouse
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	Sicista
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Sicista pseudonapaea

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Gray Birch 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.

Gray Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.