Great Flying Fox vs Violet Smut

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Urocystis
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Violet Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.