Dey's Moon Lichen vs Mountain Water Rat

Sticta deyana compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dey's Moon Lichen	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lobariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sticta	Baiyankamys
Species	Sticta deyana	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dey's Moon Lichen	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dey's Moon Lichen

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.