Mealy Shadow Lichen vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Phaeophyscia orbicularis compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Mealy Shadow Lichen is Least Concern while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Shadow Lichen	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Physciaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Phaeophyscia	Lepilemur
Species	Phaeophyscia orbicularis	Lepilemur edwardsi

Conservation Status

Mealy Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Shadow Lichen	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mealy Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.