Greater Naked Bat vs Thrift Rust

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked Bat	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Molossidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Uromyces
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Naked Bat	Thrift Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked Bat

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.