Box Rust vs Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Puccinia buxi compared with Chaerephon nigeriae

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Nigerian Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Nigerian Free-tailed 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	Chaerephon
Species	Puccinia buxi	Chaerephon nigeriae

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Nigerian Free-tailed 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.

Nigerian Free-tailed 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.