Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cladonia	Funisciurus
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
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).

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.