Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Stylodipus sungorus compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dzungarian Three-toed 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	Stylodipus	Cladonia
Species	Stylodipus sungorus	Cladonia merochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dzungarian Three-toed 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).