Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs North American Badger

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cladonia	Taxidea
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	North American Badger
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 American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.