Board Lichen vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Trapeliopsis flexuosa compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Board Lichen is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Board Lichen	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Trapeliaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Trapeliopsis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Trapeliopsis flexuosa	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Board Lichen

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Board Lichen	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Board Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Board Lichen

The Board Lichen (Trapeliopsis flexuosa) is a species in the genus Trapeliopsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.