Cup Lichen vs Ooldea dunnart

Cladonia coccifera compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cup Lichen	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cladonia	Sminthopsis
Species	Cladonia coccifera	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cup Lichen	Ooldea dunnart
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).

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.