Boreal Button Lichen vs Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Buellia disciformis compared with Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Button Lichen Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caliciales (Caliciales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Caliciaceae Vespertilionidae
Genus Buellia Chalinolobus
Species Buellia disciformis Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Boreal Button Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Button Lichen Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boreal Button Lichen

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boreal Button Lichen

The Boreal Button Lichen (Buellia disciformis) is a species in the genus Buellia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

No description available.

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