New Forest Beech-Lichen vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Enterographa elaborata compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Roccellaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Enterographa	Dipodomys
Species	Enterographa elaborata	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.