Black Stem Rust vs Mound-building Mouse

Puccinia graminis compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

• Black Stem Rust is Not Evaluated while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Stem Rust	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Puccinia	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Puccinia graminis	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Black Stem Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Stem Rust	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Stem Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Peru).

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Stem Rust

The Black Stem Rust (Puccinia graminis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.