Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Cladonia decorticata compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Lecanorales (леканоровые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cladonia	Ictidomys
Species	Cladonia decorticata	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

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