Big Brown Bat vs Quince Rust

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Gymnosporangium clavipes

Key Differences

• Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while Quince Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Quince Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Gymnosporangium
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Gymnosporangium clavipes

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Quince Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Quince Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Quince Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States