Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Hodgson's Myotis

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Myotis formosus

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Hodgson's Myotis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Hodgson's Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Myotis formosus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Hodgson's Myotis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Hodgson's Myotis
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).

Hodgson's Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.