Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Little Black Serotine

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lecideaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Porpidia	Eptesicus
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.