Grayish Button Lichen vs Mexican vole

Diplotomma alboatrum compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grayish Button Lichen	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caliciaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Diplotomma	Microtus
Species	Diplotomma alboatrum	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grayish Button Lichen	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.