Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Tile Lichen

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Molossidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Lecidea
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.