Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Ornate Shrew

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cladonia	Sorex
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Ornate Shrew
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 Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.