Crescent Map Lichen vs Himalayan Marmot

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Map Lichen	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Rhizocarpaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Rhizocarpon	Marmota
Species	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Map Lichen	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.