New Forest Beech-Lichen vs Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Enterographa elaborata compared with Anomalurus pelii

Key Differences

• New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered while Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Roccellaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Enterographa	Anomalurus
Species	Enterographa elaborata	Anomalurus pelii

Conservation Status

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
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.

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.