Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Ornate Cuscus

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Cladonia	Phalanger
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Ornate Cuscus
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).

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.