Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Fat-tailed Jird

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Lecideaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Porpidia	Pachyuromys
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Gray 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. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.