Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Lake Baikal 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 olchonensis

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Lake Baikal 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).

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.