Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Thistle Rust

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Thistle 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)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Puccinia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.