Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Tile Lichen

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Lecidea
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile 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.