Fringed Rosette Lichen vs Midday Jird

Physcia tenella compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Rosette Lichen	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Physciaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Physcia	Meriones
Species	Physcia tenella	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Fringed Rosette Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Rosette Lichen	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.