Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Single-Spored Map Lichen

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Rhizocarpon disporum

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Single-Spored Map Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Single-Spored Map Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Rhizocarpon
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Rhizocarpon disporum

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Single-Spored Map Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Single-Spored Map Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Single-Spored Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.