Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Pale fox

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Pale fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cladonia	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Pale 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).

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.