Dark Gray Boulder Lichen vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Porpidia cinereoatra compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Dark Gray Boulder Lichen is Near Threatened while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lecideaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Porpidia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Porpidia cinereoatra	Pteropus speciosus

Conservation Status

Dark Gray Boulder Lichen

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Gray Boulder Lichen	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
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.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.