Bottle Brush Shield Lichen vs Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Parmelia squarrosa compared with Hipposideros jonesi

Key Differences

• Bottle Brush Shield Lichen is Least Concern while Jones's Roundleaf Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bottle Brush Shield Lichen	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Parmelia	Hipposideros
Species	Parmelia squarrosa	Hipposideros jonesi

Conservation Status

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bottle Brush Shield Lichen	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

The Bottle Brush Shield Lichen (Parmelia squarrosa) is a species in the genus Parmelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.