Bale Mountains Vervet vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Key Differences

• Bale Mountains Vervet is Vulnerable while Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bale Mountains Vervet	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Chlorocebus	Cladonia
Species	Chlorocebus djamdjamensis	Cladonia merochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Bale Mountains Vervet

VU — Vulnerable

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bale Mountains Vervet	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bale Mountains Vervet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bale Mountains Vervet

The Bale Mountains Vervet (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is a species in the genus Chlorocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.