Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Harlequin Bat

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Harlequin Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cladonia	Scotomanes
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Harlequin Bat
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).

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.