Gray-Orange Disk Lichen vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Lecidea lapicida compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lecideaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Lecidea	Solisorex
Species	Lecidea lapicida	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
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.

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.