Forest Giant Squirrel vs New Forest Beech-Lichen

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Enterographa elaborata

Key Differences

• Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Roccellaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Enterographa
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Enterographa elaborata

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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