Crazy Scale Lichen vs Japanese Hare

Cladonia turgida compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazy Scale Lichen	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cladonia	Lepus
Species	Cladonia turgida	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazy Scale Lichen	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crazy Scale Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.