Mealy Shadow Lichen vs Pacific Flying Fox

Phaeophyscia orbicularis compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Shadow Lichen	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Physciaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Phaeophyscia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Phaeophyscia orbicularis	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Mealy Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Shadow Lichen	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mealy Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.