Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Limestone Disc Lichen

Artibeus gnomus compared with Lecidella stigmatea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Limestone Disc Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lecanoraceae
Genus	Artibeus	Lecidella
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Lecidella stigmatea

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Limestone Disc Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Limestone Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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