Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Carnation Rust

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Uromyces dianthi

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Carnation Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Carnation Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Chironax	Uromyces
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Uromyces dianthi

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Carnation Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Carnation Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carnation Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Black-capped Fruit Bat

The Black-capped Fruit Bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species in the genus Chironax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carnation Rust

The Carnation Rust (Uromyces dianthi) is a species in the genus Uromyces. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.