Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Ural'Skii Slepysh

Cladonia ramulosa compared with Spalax uralensis

Key Differences

• Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern while Ural'Skii Slepysh is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen	Ural'Skii Slepysh
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Lecanorales (леканоровые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Cladonia	Spalax
Species	Cladonia ramulosa	Spalax uralensis

Conservation Status

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Ural'Skii Slepysh

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen	Ural'Skii Slepysh
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

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).

Ural'Skii Slepysh

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

The Branched pixie-cup lichen (Cladonia ramulosa) is a species in the genus Cladonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.