Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecideaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Porpidia	Myodes
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Gray Red-backed Vole
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 Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway