Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs North China Zokor

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Myospalax psilurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	North China Zokor
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Cladonia	Myospalax
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Myospalax psilurus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

North China Zokor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	North China Zokor
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 China Zokor

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.