Old Man'S Beard Lichen vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Usnea barbata compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• Old Man'S Beard Lichen is Extinct while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Old Man'S Beard Lichen	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Usnea	Chiropodomys
Species	Usnea barbata	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Conservation Status

Old Man'S Beard Lichen

EX — Extinct

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Old Man'S Beard Lichen	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Old Man'S Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.