vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Buellia ocellata compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Forest Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caliciaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Buellia	Protoxerus
Species	Buellia ocellata	Protoxerus stangeri

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Forest Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buellia ocellata es un liquen crustoso con un talo areolado de color gris pálido a blanco que porta apotecios lecideinos oscuros rodeados por un anillo excipular más pálido. Habita en la corteza expuesta de árboles caducifolios viejos y coníferas de corteza lisa en bosques templados europeos. Este liquen es sensible a los cambios en la calidad del aire y está asociado con árboles veteranos en bosques antiguos.