Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Thistle Rust

Myotis leibii compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Myotis	Puccinia
Species	Myotis leibii	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States