Limestone Disc Lichen vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Lecidella stigmatea compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Limestone Disc Lichen	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecanoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lecidella	Ictidomys
Species	Lecidella stigmatea	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Limestone Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Limestone Disc Lichen	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Limestone Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.