Hoary Wattled Bat vs Poplar Rust

Chalinolobus nigrogriseus compared with Melampsora medusae

Key Differences

• Hoary Wattled Bat is Least Concern while Poplar Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary Wattled Bat	Poplar Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Melampsora
Species	Chalinolobus nigrogriseus	Melampsora medusae

Conservation Status

Hoary Wattled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary Wattled Bat	Poplar Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).