Finger Wart Lichen vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Lepra dactylina compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Finger Wart Lichen is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Finger Wart Lichen	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pertusariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lepra	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lepra dactylina	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Finger Wart Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Finger Wart Lichen	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Finger Wart Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.