Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Jentink's Duiker

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cladonia	Cephalophus
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Jentink's Duiker
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).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.