Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cladonia	Pygeretmus
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
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).

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.