Crazy Scale Lichen vs Mexican cottontail

Cladonia turgida compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazy Scale Lichen	Mexican cottontail
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	Sylvilagus
Species	Cladonia turgida	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazy Scale Lichen	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.