Ash Rust vs Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Puccinia sparganioidis compared with Chaerephon chapini

Key Differences

• Ash Rust is Not Evaluated while Chapin's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Rust	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Puccinia	Chaerephon
Species	Puccinia sparganioidis	Chaerephon chapini

Conservation Status

Ash Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Rust	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash Rust

Ash rust (Puccinia sparganioidis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

The Chapin's Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon chapini) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.