Fishbone Beard Lichen vs Great Flying Fox

Usnea filipendula compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Fishbone Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishbone Beard Lichen	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Usnea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Usnea filipendula	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Fishbone Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishbone Beard Lichen	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishbone Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.