Little Ground Squirrel vs Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Spermophilus pygmaeus compared with Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Key Differences

• Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Ground Squirrel	Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Physciaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Spermophilus pygmaeus	Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Conservation Status

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Ground Squirrel	Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.