Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Quince Rust

Artibeus gnomus compared with Gymnosporangium clavipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Quince Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Gymnosporangium
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Gymnosporangium clavipes

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Quince Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Quince 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.

Quince Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.