Crowned Pixie-Cup vs Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Cladonia carneola compared with Alticola barakshin

Key Differences

Crowned Pixie-Cup is Vulnerable while Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Pixie-Cup	Gobi Altai Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Cladonia carneola	Alticola barakshin

Conservation Status

Crowned Pixie-Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Pixie-Cup	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Pixie-Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.