Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Flax Rust

Cormura brevirostris compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Flax Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Cormura	Melampsora
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Flax Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.