Crowned Pixie-Cup vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Cladonia carneola compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

Crowned Pixie-Cup is Vulnerable while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Pixie-Cup	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Cladonia	Lepilemur
Species	Cladonia carneola	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Crowned Pixie-Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Pixie-Cup	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.