Large Fruit-eating Bat vs Needle Rust

Artibeus amplus compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

• Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating 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	Artibeus	Chrysomyxa
Species	Artibeus amplus	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Needle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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).