Big Brown Bat vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown 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	Vespertilionidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Sticta
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Dey's Moon Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Dey's Moon Lichen

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.