Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Philippine tarsier

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Carlito syrichta

Key Differences

• Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Philippine tarsier is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Philippine tarsier
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Cladonia	Carlito
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Carlito syrichta

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Philippine tarsier
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).

Philippine tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.