Lamulate Shrew vs Pitted Beard Lichen

Chodsigoa lamula compared with Usnea cavernosa

Key Differences

• Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern while Pitted Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamulate Shrew	Pitted Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Soricidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Usnea
Species	Chodsigoa lamula	Usnea cavernosa

Conservation Status

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pitted Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lamulate Shrew	Pitted Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.