Mealy Pixie Cup vs Ornate Shrew

Cladonia chlorophaea compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Pixie Cup	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cladonia	Sorex
Species	Cladonia chlorophaea	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Mealy Pixie Cup

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Pixie Cup	Ornate Shrew
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).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.