Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Crabeater seal

Cladonia cervicornis compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Cladonia	Lobodon
Species	Cladonia cervicornis	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen	Crabeater seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

The Browned Pixie-cup Lichen (Cladonia cervicornis) 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.