Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Mandarin Vole

Cladonia cervicornis compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cladonia	Lasiopodomys
Species	Cladonia cervicornis	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mandarin Vole
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.

Mandarin Vole

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.