Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Physciaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Phaeophyscia
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Scaly Shadow 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.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.