Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Chiropodomys major compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Physciaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Phaeophyscia
Species	Chiropodomys major	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.