Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Rust Fungus

Artibeus gnomus compared with Puccinia calcitrapae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Rust Fungus
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 calcitrapae

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rust Fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Rust Fungus
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.

Rust Fungus

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).