Green Bush Squirrel vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Paraxerus poensis compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Bush Squirrel	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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Paraxerus	Cladonia
Species	Paraxerus poensis	Cladonia merochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Green Bush Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Bush Squirrel	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Bush Squirrel

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).