Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs North American least shrew

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	North American least shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cladonia	Cryptotis
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	North American least shrew
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 least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.