Dey's Moon Lichen vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Sticta deyana compared with Marmosa murina

Key Differences

• Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered while Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dey's Moon Lichen	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Lobariaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sticta	Marmosa
Species	Sticta deyana	Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dey's Moon Lichen	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dey's Moon Lichen

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.