Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Long-footed Treeshrew

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Tupaia longipes

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Long-footed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Long-footed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Lecideaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Porpidia	Tupaia
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Tupaia longipes

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Long-footed Treeshrew
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.

Long-footed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.