Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Sticta
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dey's Moon Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Dey's Moon Lichen

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.