Fat-tailed Jird vs Sunburst Lichen

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Lichenomphalia alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Sunburst Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pachyuromys	Lichenomphalia
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Lichenomphalia alpina

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Sunburst Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunburst Lichen

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.