Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Poplar Rust

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Melampsora medusae

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Poplar Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Poplar Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melampsora
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Melampsora medusae

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Poplar Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).