Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Rhinolophus osgoodi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Osgood's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Cladonia	Rhinolophus
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Rhinolophus osgoodi

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Osgood's Horseshoe Bat
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).

Osgood's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.