Hollow Shell Lichen vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Acrocordia cavata compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Hollow Shell Lichen is Data Deficient while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hollow Shell Lichen	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Monoblastiales (Monoblastiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Monoblastiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Acrocordia	Alticola
Species	Acrocordia cavata	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Hollow Shell Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hollow Shell Lichen	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hollow Shell Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.