Arum Rust vs Mexican cottontail

Puccinia sessilis compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Arum Rust is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arum Rust	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Puccinia	Sylvilagus
Species	Puccinia sessilis	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Arum Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arum Rust	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arum Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arum Rust

Arum rust (Puccinia sessilis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.