Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Montane Colilargo

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Microryzomys minutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Montane Colilargo
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	Microryzomys
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Microryzomys minutus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Montane Colilargo
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).

Montane Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia