Peale’s Free-tailed Bat vs Thistle Rust

Nyctinomops aurispinosus compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Thistle 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	Nyctinomops	Puccinia
Species	Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat	Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.