Gray-Orange Disk Lichen vs Ornate Flying Fox

Lecidea lapicida compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lecideaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lecidea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lecidea lapicida	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.