Muscardino Balcánico vs

Dryomys nitedula compared with Pyrenula nitida

Key Differences

• Muscardino Balcánico is Least Concern while is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Muscardino Balcánico
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Gliridae	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Dryomys	Pyrenula
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Pyrenula nitida

Conservation Status

Muscardino Balcánico

LC — Least Concern

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Muscardino Balcánico
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Muscardino Balcánico

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

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

Pyrenula nitida es un liquen crustaceo corticola que produce un talo liso y brillante de color verde oliva a marron, con peritecios en forma de frasco incrustados en la corteza lisa de arboles antiguos de hoja ancha en bosques atlanticos humedos. Se considera una especie indicadora emblematica de bosques antiguos con larga continuidad en Europa occidental. En peligro, este liquen esta gravemente amenazado por la perdida de arboles veteranos y habitats de bosque antiguo.