Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cladonia	Hemiechinus
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Long-eared Hedgehog
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).

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.