Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Red-billed Duck

Cladonia merochlorophaea compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Cladonia	Anas
Species	Cladonia merochlorophaea	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen	Red-billed Duck
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).

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Red-billed Duck

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway