Bastard-Toadflax Rust vs Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

Puccinia thesii compared with Acinonyx jubatus

Key Differences

• Bastard-Toadflax Rust is Not Evaluated while Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد) is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (شقرانانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Pucciniales (شقرانيات)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Puccinia	Acinonyx (Cheetahs)
Species	Puccinia thesii	Acinonyx jubatus

Conservation Status

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~6.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	12 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	50.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.

Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Botswana, Iran, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

The Bastard-Toadflax Rust (Puccinia thesii) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its range includes Belgium, Norway, and Portugal. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.

Fahad Sayad (الفهد الصياد)

The fastest land animal on Earth, reaching speeds of 112 km/h over short distances across African and Iranian grasslands. Slender build with a deep chest, long legs, and distinctive black tear-stripe markings. Unlike other big cats, cheetahs vocalize with chirps and purrs. Vulnerable, with only ~7,000 remaining due to habitat fragmentation and competition with larger predators.