Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen vs New Guinean Quoll

Cladonia decorticata compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cladonia	Dasyurus
Species	Cladonia decorticata	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.