Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen vs Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Trapeliopsis viridescens compared with Sturnira nana

Key Differences

• Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen is Critically Endangered while Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Trapeliaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Trapeliopsis	Sturnira
Species	Trapeliopsis viridescens	Sturnira nana

Conservation Status

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.