Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen vs Ornate Flying Fox

Phaeophyscia rubropulchra compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen	Ornate 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 rubropulchra	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.