Bastard-Toadflax Rust vs Eastern Mole

Puccinia thesii compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Bastard-Toadflax Rust is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Puccinia	Scalopus
Species	Puccinia thesii	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard-Toadflax Rust	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bastard-Toadflax Rust

The Bastard-Toadflax Rust (Puccinia thesii) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its range includes Belgium, Norway, and Portugal. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.