Alpine Rust vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Puccinia septentrionalis compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Alpine Rust is Not Evaluated while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rust	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Puccinia	Myodes
Species	Puccinia septentrionalis	Myodes rutilus

Conservation Status

Alpine Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rust	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Alpine Rust

The Alpine Rust (Puccinia septentrionalis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden