New Forest Beech-Lichen vs Ornate Flying Fox

Enterographa elaborata compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Roccellaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Enterographa	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Enterographa elaborata	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.