Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Large Japanese Mole

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cladonia	Mogera
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Large Japanese Mole
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).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.