Gray-Orange Disk Lichen vs Lesser Chiruromys

Lecidea lapicida compared with Chiruromys vates

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecideaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lecidea	Chiruromys
Species	Lecidea lapicida	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-Orange 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.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.