Big-eared Flying Fox vs Flax Rust

Pteropus macrotis compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Flax Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melampsora
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Flax Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.