Crazy Scale Lichen vs Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Cladonia turgida compared with Menetes berdmorei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazy Scale Lichen	Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cladonia	Menetes
Species	Cladonia turgida	Menetes berdmorei

Conservation Status

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazy Scale Lichen	Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crazy Scale Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.