Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Mexican vole

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cladonia	Microtus
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mexican vole
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 vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.