Blackthorn Rust vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Rust is Not Evaluated while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Rust	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tranzscheliaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Tranzschelia	Artibeus
Species	Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae	Artibeus lituratus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Rust	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Blackthorn Rust

The Blackthorn Rust (Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae) is a species in the genus Tranzschelia. Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).