vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Diplotomma pharcidium compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Japanese Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caliciales (Caliciales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Caliciaceae Vespertilionidae
Genus Diplotomma Eptesicus
Species Diplotomma pharcidium Eptesicus japonensis

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Japanese Short-tailed Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diplotomma pharcidium is a crustose lichen with a greyish thallus bearing dark, lecideine apothecia on calcareous bark and rock. It inhabits old calcareous rock faces and weathered limestone in temperate European environments. This lichen is sensitive to air pollution and is found primarily in areas with low nitrogen deposition.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia