Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Anomalurus derbianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Cladonia	Anomalurus
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Anomalurus derbianus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
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).

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.