Dark fruit-eating bat vs Milk Thistle Rust

Artibeus obscurus compared with Puccinia mariana

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Milk Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Milk Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Puccinia
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Puccinia mariana

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Milk Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Milk Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Milk Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.