Dark Shadow Lichen vs Mountain Water Rat

Phaeophyscia sciastra compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Shadow Lichen	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Physciaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Phaeophyscia	Baiyankamys
Species	Phaeophyscia sciastra	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Dark Shadow Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Shadow Lichen	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.