Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen vs Eastern Red Bat

Physcia caesia compared with Lasiurus borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Physciaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Physcia	Lasiurus
Species	Physcia caesia	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen	Eastern Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Blue-Gray Rosette Lichen

The Blue Gray Rosette Lichen (Physcia caesia) is a species in the genus Physcia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.