Great Flying Fox vs Wheat smut

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tilletia
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wheat smut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).