Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Harmless Serotine

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Harmless Serotine
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	Eptesicus
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Harmless Serotine
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).

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.