Cup Lichen vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Cladonia coccifera compared with Carollia subrufa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cup Lichen	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cladonia	Carollia
Species	Cladonia coccifera	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cup Lichen	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.