Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Patagonian mara

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Patagonian mara
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Cladonia	Dolichotis
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Dolichotis patagonum

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Patagonian mara
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).

Patagonian mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.