Fawn-colored Mouse vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Mus cervicolor compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Fawn-colored Mouse is Least Concern while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Physciaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Phaeophyscia
Species	Mus cervicolor	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.