Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Tile Lichen

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Lecidea
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.