Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Lyles flying fox

Cladonia cryptochlorophaea compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen is Data Deficient while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cladonia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cladonia cryptochlorophaea	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.