vs Guam Flying Fox

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Baeomycetaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Baeomyces Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Baeomyces placophyllus Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Guam Flying Fox
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

Guam Flying Fox

No description available.

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