Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cladonia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.