Candleflame Lichen vs Jamaican fruit bat

Candelaria concolor compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Candleflame Lichen is Not Evaluated while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candleflame Lichen	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Candelariomycetes (Candelariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Candelariales (Candelariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Candelariaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Candelaria	Artibeus
Species	Candelaria concolor	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Candleflame Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candleflame Lichen	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candleflame Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Candleflame Lichen

The Candleflame Lichen (Candelaria concolor) is a species in the genus Candelaria. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.