Eastern Red Bat vs Great Pignut Rust

Lasiurus borealis compared with Puccinia bulbocastani

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while Great Pignut Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Great Pignut Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Pucciniales (Rostpilze)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Puccinia
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Puccinia bulbocastani

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Great Pignut Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Great Pignut Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.