Fringed Rosette Lichen vs Japanese Water Shrew

Physcia tenella compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Rosette Lichen	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Physciaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Physcia	Chimarrogale
Species	Physcia tenella	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Fringed Rosette Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Rosette Lichen	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Rosette Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.