Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Hairy-nosed otter

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cladonia	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Hairy-nosed otter
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).

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.