Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Broad Bean Rust

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Uromyces viciae-fabae

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Broad Bean Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Broad Bean Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Uromyces
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Uromyces viciae-fabae

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Broad Bean Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Broad Bean Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad Bean Rust

Habitat

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

Range

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

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad Bean Rust

The Broad Bean Rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) is a species in the genus Uromyces. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.