Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Mérida Brocket

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cladonia	Mazama
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mérida Brocket
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).

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.