Grayish Button Lichen vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Diplotomma alboatrum compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Grayish Button Lichen is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grayish Button Lichen	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caliciaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Diplotomma	Proechimys
Species	Diplotomma alboatrum	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grayish Button Lichen	Pacific Spiny-rat
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.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.