Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Dark flying fox

Cladonia cervicornis compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen	Dark flying fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cladonia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cladonia cervicornis	Pteropus subniger

Conservation Status

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen	Dark flying fox
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.

Dark flying fox

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.