Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs North American Hoary Bat

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	North American Hoary Bat
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	Aeorestes
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Aeorestes cinereus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	North American Hoary Bat
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 Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States