Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Long-legged Myotis

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Myotis volans

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Long-legged Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Long-legged Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Myotis volans

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Long-legged Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Long-legged Myotis
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.

Long-legged Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.