Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Rusty Firedot Lichen

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Blastenia ferruginea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Rusty Firedot Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Blastenia
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Blastenia ferruginea

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Rusty Firedot Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Rusty Firedot Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Firedot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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