Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Red Wart Lichen

Artibeus gnomus compared with Pertusaria rubefacta

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Red Wart Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Red Wart Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Pertusaria
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Pertusaria rubefacta

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Wart Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Red Wart 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.

Red Wart Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.