Dark Shadow Lichen vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Phaeophyscia sciastra compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Dark Shadow Lichen is Data Deficient while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Shadow Lichen	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Physciaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Phaeophyscia	Urocitellus
Species	Phaeophyscia sciastra	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Dark Shadow Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Shadow Lichen	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Shadow 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.