Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Multicolored Dot Lichen

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Cliostomum griffithii

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Multicolored Dot Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Multicolored Dot Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ramalinaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cliostomum
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Cliostomum griffithii

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Multicolored Dot Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Multicolored Dot Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Multicolored Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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