Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cladonia	Alticola
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Kashmir Mountain Vole
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).

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.