Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Mountain Coati

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Cladonia	Nasua
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mountain Coati
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).

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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