Desert Dormouse vs Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Lecidea lapicida

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Gliridae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Selevinia	Lecidea
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Lecidea lapicida

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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