Birchbark Dot Lichen vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Leptorhaphis epidermidis compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birchbark Dot Lichen	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Naetrocymbaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Leptorhaphis	Urocitellus
Species	Leptorhaphis epidermidis	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Birchbark Dot Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birchbark Dot Lichen	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birchbark Dot 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.

Birchbark Dot Lichen

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