Flax Rust vs Greater Naked Bat

Melampsora lini compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Key Differences

• Flax Rust is Not Evaluated while Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Rust	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Melampsora	Cheiromeles
Species	Melampsora lini	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Rust	Greater Naked Bat
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.

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.