Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen vs Meller’s Mongoose

Trapeliopsis granulosa compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Trapeliaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Trapeliopsis	Rhynchogale
Species	Trapeliopsis granulosa	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.