Alpine Foam Lichen vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Stereocaulon alpinum compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Foam Lichen	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stereocaulaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Stereocaulon	Chaerephon
Species	Stereocaulon alpinum	Chaerephon gallagheri

Conservation Status

Alpine Foam Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Foam Lichen	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Foam Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Foam Lichen

The Alpine Foam Lichen (Stereocaulon alpinum) is a species in the genus Stereocaulon. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.