Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Artibeus gnomus compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Sorrel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Mountain Sorrel 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 gnomus	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.