Dey's Moon Lichen vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Sticta deyana compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dey's Moon Lichen	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lobariaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Sticta	Brachyuromys
Species	Sticta deyana	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dey's Moon Lichen	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dey's Moon Lichen

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.