vs Mealy Pixie Cup

Cladonia bellidiflora compared with Cladonia chlorophaea

Key Differences

is Critically Endangered while Mealy Pixie Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mealy Pixie Cup
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order same	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family same	Cladoniaceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus same	Cladonia	Cladonia
Species	Cladonia bellidiflora	Cladonia chlorophaea

Evolutionary Relationship

and Mealy Pixie Cup share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cladonia.

View Genus: Cladonia

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Mealy Pixie Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mealy Pixie Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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).

Cladonia bellidiflora é um líquen de taça ártico-alpino que produz podécios de pontas avermelhadas emergindo de uma camada de escuâmulas basais em solos ácidos e rochas em ambientes de alta altitude e alta latitude. É encontrado em zonas árticas e alpinas do Hemisfério Norte, mas é raro nas margens meridionais da sua distribuição. Em Perigo Crítico em certas regiões devido ao aquecimento climático, perda de habitat e distribuição restrita.