Hoary Wattled Bat vs Quill Lichen

Chalinolobus nigrogriseus compared with Cladonia amaurocraea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary Wattled Bat	Quill Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Cladonia
Species	Chalinolobus nigrogriseus	Cladonia amaurocraea

Conservation Status

Hoary Wattled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Quill Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary Wattled Bat	Quill Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quill Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.