Gray-Orange Disk Lichen vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Lecidea lapicida compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Perija Small-eared 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	Cryptotis
Species	Lecidea lapicida	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Perija Small-eared 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.

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.