Great Flying Fox vs Thrift Rust

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Thrift 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)	Uromyces
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Thrift Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.