Flax Rust vs Great Flying Fox

Melampsora lini compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Flax Rust is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Rust	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Melampsora	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Melampsora lini	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Rust	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.