Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Cladonia cyanipes compared with Sorex minutissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen	Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cladonia	Sorex
Species	Cladonia cyanipes	Sorex minutissimus

Conservation Status

Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen	Eurasian Least Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen

The Blue Footed Pixie Lichen (Cladonia cyanipes) is a species in the genus Cladonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.