Olive Scribble Lichen vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Opegrapha vulgata compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Olive Scribble Lichen is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive Scribble Lichen	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ostropales (Ostropales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Graphidaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Opegrapha	Proechimys
Species	Opegrapha vulgata	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Olive Scribble Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive Scribble Lichen	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Olive Scribble 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).

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.