Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Smooth Pox Lichen

Cormura brevirostris compared with Pyrenula laevigata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Smooth Pox Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Smooth Pox Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Cormura	Pyrenula
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Pyrenula laevigata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Pox Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Smooth Pox Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Smooth Pox Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.