New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat vs Split-Peg Lichen

Notopteris neocaledonicus compared with Cladonia cariosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Split-Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Notopteris	Cladonia
Species	Notopteris neocaledonicus	Cladonia cariosa

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Split-Peg Lichen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Split-Peg Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Split-Peg Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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