Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Murin Nordique

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Myotis septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Murin Nordique is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Murin Nordique
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cladonia	Myotis
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Myotis septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Murin Nordique

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Murin Nordique
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).

Murin Nordique

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States