Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine vs Rusty Firedot Lichen

Coendou speratus compared with Blastenia ferruginea

Key Differences

• Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered while Rusty Firedot Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Rusty Firedot Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Erethizontidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Coendou	Blastenia
Species	Coendou speratus	Blastenia ferruginea

Conservation Status

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Rusty Firedot Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine	Rusty Firedot Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Firedot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.