Crescent Map Lichen vs Little Ground Squirrel

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Map Lichen	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Rhizocarpaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Rhizocarpon	Spermophilus
Species	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Map Lichen	Little Ground Squirrel
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.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.