Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Dipodidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.