Dey's Moon Lichen vs Little Ground Squirrel

Sticta deyana compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dey's Moon Lichen	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lobariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sticta	Spermophilus
Species	Sticta deyana	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dey's Moon Lichen	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dey's Moon Lichen

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.