Dey's Moon Lichen vs Oriental House Rat

Sticta deyana compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dey's Moon Lichen	Oriental House 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	Rattus
Species	Sticta deyana	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dey's Moon Lichen	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dey's Moon Lichen

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).