Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Salted Shield Lichen

Artibeus gnomus compared with Parmelia saxatilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Salted Shield Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Parmelia
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Parmelia saxatilis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Salted Shield Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Salted Shield 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.

Salted Shield Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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