Dog's Mercury Rust vs Lesser Naked Bat

Melampsora populnea compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Melampsora	Cheiromeles
Species	Melampsora populnea	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog's Mercury Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.