Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Asellia patrizii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Cladonia	Asellia
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Asellia patrizii

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed 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).

Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.