Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Hammered Shield Lichen

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Parmelia sulcata

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Hammered Shield Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Hammered Shield Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Parmelia
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Parmelia sulcata

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Hammered Shield Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Hammered Shield Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hammered Shield Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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