Cudbear vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Ochrolechia tartarea compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Cudbear is Endangered while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cudbear	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ochrolechiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ochrolechia	Macroglossus
Species	Ochrolechia tartarea	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cudbear	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cudbear

Habitat

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

Range

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

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.