Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Mountain Goat

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cladonia	Oreamnos
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mountain Goat
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 Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.