Alpine Foam Lichen vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Stereocaulon alpinum compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Alpine Foam Lichen is Data Deficient while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Foam Lichen	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stereocaulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Stereocaulon	Urocitellus
Species	Stereocaulon alpinum	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Alpine Foam Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Foam Lichen	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Foam Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Foam Lichen

The Alpine Foam Lichen (Stereocaulon alpinum) is a species in the genus Stereocaulon. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.