Big-eared Flying Fox vs Quince Rust

Pteropus macrotis compared with Gymnosporangium clavipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Quince 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)	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gymnosporangium
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Gymnosporangium clavipes

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Quince Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quince Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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.