Nepalese Field Mouse vs Pitted Beard Lichen

Apodemus gurkha compared with Usnea cavernosa

Key Differences

• Nepalese Field Mouse is Least Concern while Pitted Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nepalese Field Mouse	Pitted Beard 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)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Apodemus	Usnea
Species	Apodemus gurkha	Usnea cavernosa

Conservation Status

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pitted Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nepalese Field Mouse	Pitted Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nepalese Field Mouse

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.