Frosted Cup Lichen vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Cladonia ecmocyna compared with Molossus pretiosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Cup Lichen	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Cladonia	Molossus
Species	Cladonia ecmocyna	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

Frosted Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Cup Lichen	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.