Black flying fox vs Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Pteropus alecto compared with Chrysomyxa ledicola

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle 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)	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chrysomyxa
Species	Pteropus alecto	Chrysomyxa ledicola

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Black flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) 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.