Boulder Lichen vs Eastern Mole

Porpidia tuberculosa compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boulder Lichen	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lecideaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Porpidia	Scalopus
Species	Porpidia tuberculosa	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Boulder Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boulder Lichen	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boulder Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boulder Lichen

The Boulder Lichen (Porpidia tuberculosa) is a species in the genus Porpidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.