Flax Rust vs Lesser Naked Bat

Melampsora lini compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Rust	Lesser 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 parvidens

Conservation Status

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Rust	Lesser 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.

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.