Flax Rust vs Painted Woolly Bat

Melampsora lini compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Flax Rust is Not Evaluated while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Rust	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Melampsora	Kerivoula
Species	Melampsora lini	Kerivoula picta

Conservation Status

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Rust	Painted Woolly 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.

Painted Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.