New Forest Beech-Lichen vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Enterographa elaborata compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Roccellaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Enterographa	Proechimys
Species	Enterographa elaborata	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Pacific Spiny-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.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.