Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen vs Little Black Serotine

Cladonia cyanipes compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cladonia	Eptesicus
Species	Cladonia cyanipes	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen	Little Black Serotine
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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.