Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Korean Field Mouse

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Apodemus peninsulae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Korean Field Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cladonia	Apodemus
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Apodemus peninsulae

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Korean Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Korean Field Mouse
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).

Korean Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.