Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Javan Surili

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Presbytis comata

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Javan Surili is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Javan Surili
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cladonia	Presbytis
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Presbytis comata

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Javan Surili

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Javan Surili
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).

Javan Surili

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.