Crazy Scale Lichen vs Guam Flying Fox

Cladonia turgida compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Crazy Scale Lichen is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazy Scale Lichen	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cladonia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cladonia turgida	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazy Scale Lichen	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crazy Scale Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.