American mink vs Bladder-Seed Rust

Mustela vison compared with Puccinia physospermi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American mink Bladder-Seed Rust
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Pucciniaceae
Genus Mustela Puccinia
Species Mustela vison Puccinia physospermi

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Bladder-Seed Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American mink Bladder-Seed Rust
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

American mink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

Bladder-Seed Rust

American mink

The American mink (Mustela vison) is a species in the genus Mustela. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.

Bladder-Seed Rust

The Bladder-Seed Rust (Puccinia physospermi) is a species in the genus Puccinia.

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