Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Cladonia ramulosa compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Lecanorales (леканоровые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cladonia	Cynopterus
Species	Cladonia ramulosa	Cynopterus sphinx

Conservation Status

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Branched Pixie-Cup Lichen

The Branched pixie-cup lichen (Cladonia ramulosa) is a species in the genus Cladonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.