New Forest Beech-Lichen vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Enterographa elaborata compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Roccellaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Enterographa	Hsunycteris
Species	Enterographa elaborata	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.