vs Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Sphiggurus pruinosus

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Baeomyces	Sphiggurus
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Sphiggurus pruinosus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.