Incan Broad-nosed Bat vs Parasitic Button Lichen

Platyrrhinus incarum compared with Buellia badia

Key Differences

• Incan Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Parasitic Button Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan Broad-nosed Bat	Parasitic Button Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Buellia
Species	Platyrrhinus incarum	Buellia badia

Conservation Status

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Parasitic Button Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan Broad-nosed Bat	Parasitic Button Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Parasitic Button Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.