Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cladonia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mexican Fox 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).

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.