Ash Rust vs North American Badger

Puccinia sparganioidis compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Ash Rust is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Rust	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Puccinia	Taxidea
Species	Puccinia sparganioidis	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Ash Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Rust	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

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.