Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Frosted Cup Lichen

Artibeus gnomus compared with Cladonia ecmocyna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Frosted Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cladonia
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Cladonia ecmocyna

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Frosted Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Frosted Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Frosted Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.