Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dipodidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Cladonia
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Cladonia merochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gritty Pixie-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).