Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Needle Rust

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Rhinophylla	Chrysomyxa
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Needle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Needle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).