Big Naked-backed Bat vs Mint Rust

Pteronotus gymnonotus compared with Puccinia menthae

Key Differences

• Big Naked-backed Bat is Least Concern while Mint Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Naked-backed Bat	Mint Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Puccinia
Species	Pteronotus gymnonotus	Puccinia menthae

Conservation Status

Big Naked-backed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mint Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Naked-backed Bat	Mint Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Naked-backed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Mint Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Big Naked-backed Bat

The Big Naked-backed Bat (Pteronotus gymnonotus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.