Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Potto

Cladonia cervicornis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Cladonia	Perodicticus
Species	Cladonia cervicornis	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Browned Pixie-Cup Lichen	Potto
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.

Potto

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.