Mealy Pixie Cup vs North American Badger

Cladonia chlorophaea compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Pixie Cup	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cladonia	Taxidea
Species	Cladonia chlorophaea	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Mealy Pixie Cup

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Pixie Cup	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mealy Pixie Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.