Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Japanese Hare

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cladonia	Lepus
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Japanese Hare
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).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.