Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Rose Rust

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Phragmidium mucronatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Rose 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)	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phragmidium
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Phragmidium mucronatum

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rose Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).