Firedot Lichen vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Athallia holocarpa compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Firedot Lichen	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Teloschistaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Athallia	Perognathus
Species	Athallia holocarpa	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Firedot Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Firedot Lichen	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Firedot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.