Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Northern Bettong

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Cladonia	Bettongia
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.