Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Cladonia cyanipes compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Cladonia	Amblysomus
Species	Cladonia cyanipes	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Footed Pixie Lichen	Marley’s Golden Mole
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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.