Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Cladonia cervicornis compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Cladonia	Lepilemur
Species	Cladonia cervicornis	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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.