Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Cladonia	Notoryctes
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Notoryctes caurinus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Northern Marsupial Mole
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 Marsupial Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.