Alpine Foam Lichen vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Stereocaulon alpinum compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Alpine Foam Lichen is Data Deficient while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Foam Lichen	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stereocaulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Stereocaulon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Stereocaulon alpinum	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Alpine Foam Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Foam Lichen	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

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.