Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Cladonia cryptochlorophaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Hidden Mealy 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	Cardiocranius	Cladonia
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Cladonia cryptochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.