Gray-Orange Disk Lichen vs Mountain Water Rat

Lecidea lapicida compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Mountain Water Rat
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	Baiyankamys
Species	Lecidea lapicida	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Mountain Water Rat
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.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.