Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs North African Hedgehog

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cladonia	Atelerix
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	North African Hedgehog
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).

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.