Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Cladonia cryptochlorophaea compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen is Data Deficient while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cladonia	Alticola
Species	Cladonia cryptochlorophaea	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.