Ash Rust vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Puccinia sparganioidis compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Ash Rust is Not Evaluated while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Rust	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Puccinia	Brachytarsomys
Species	Puccinia sparganioidis	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Ash Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Rust	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Rust

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash Rust

Ash rust (Puccinia sparganioidis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.