Dark Shadow Lichen vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Phaeophyscia sciastra compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Dark Shadow Lichen is Data Deficient while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Shadow Lichen	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Physciaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Phaeophyscia	Diphylla
Species	Phaeophyscia sciastra	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Dark Shadow Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Shadow Lichen	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.