Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs mountain gorilla

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cladonia	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	mountain gorilla
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 gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.