Hammered Shield Lichen vs Mountain Water Rat

Parmelia sulcata compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Hammered Shield Lichen is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hammered Shield Lichen	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Parmelia	Baiyankamys
Species	Parmelia sulcata	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Hammered Shield Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hammered Shield Lichen	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hammered Shield Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.