Fishbone Beard Lichen vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Usnea filipendula compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Fishbone Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishbone Beard Lichen	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Usnea	Diphylla
Species	Usnea filipendula	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Fishbone Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishbone Beard Lichen	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
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.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.