Fat-tailed Jird vs Frosted Cup Lichen

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Cladonia ecmocyna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Frosted Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Cladonia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Cladonia ecmocyna

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Frosted Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed Jird	Frosted Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Frosted Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.