Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs puma

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	puma
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cladonia	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	puma
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).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇺🇸 United States