Box Rust vs Greater Naked Bat

Puccinia buxi compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Puccinia	Cheiromeles
Species	Puccinia buxi	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Greater Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.