Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Montane Water Vole

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Arvicola scherman

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Montane Water 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	Arvicola
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Montane Water 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).

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.