Great Flying Fox vs Sunburst Lichen

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Lichenomphalia alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Sunburst Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lichenomphalia
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Lichenomphalia alpina

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sunburst Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Sunburst Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunburst Lichen

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.