Mound-building Mouse vs Peg Lichen

Mus spicilegus compared with Cladonia subcariosa

Key Differences

• Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern while Peg Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Cladonia
Species	Mus spicilegus	Cladonia subcariosa

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Peg Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Peg Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peg Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.