Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Mountain Water Rat

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cladonia	Baiyankamys
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Mountain Water Rat
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 Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.