vs Pale-faced Bat

Micarea lithinella compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Byssolomataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Micarea	Phylloderma
Species	Micarea lithinella	Phylloderma stenops

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Micarea lithinella is a small crustose lichen with a pale granular thallus forming minute apothecia on rock surfaces. It inhabits siliceous rock faces and stone walls in cool temperate and montane environments across Europe. This lichen colonizes bare, acidic rock surfaces and weathered mineral substrates.