Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Sciurus stramineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cladonia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.