Crazy Scale Lichen vs Monk Saki

Cladonia turgida compared with Pithecia monachus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazy Scale Lichen	Monk Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Cladonia	Pithecia
Species	Cladonia turgida	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazy Scale Lichen	Monk Saki
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.

Monk Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.