Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen vs Mexican Agouti

Cladonia decorticata compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen is Least Concern while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Cladonia	Dasyprocta
Species	Cladonia decorticata	Dasyprocta mexicana

Conservation Status

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

The Branching pixie pebblehorn lichen (Cladonia decorticata) 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.