Coppery Sprite vs Great Pignut Rust

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Puccinia bulbocastani

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Great Pignut Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Great Pignut Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Puccinia
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Puccinia bulbocastani

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Great Pignut Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Pignut Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.