Cup Lichen vs Malayan Water Shrew

Cladonia coccifera compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cup Lichen	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cladonia	Chimarrogale
Species	Cladonia coccifera	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cup Lichen	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.