Jamaican fruit bat vs Whiskered Shadow Lichen

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Phaeophyscia hispidula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit bat	Whiskered Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Phaeophyscia hispidula

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Whiskered Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Whiskered Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Whiskered Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.