Bobrinski’s Jerboa vs Box Rust

Allactodipus bobrinskii compared with Puccinia buxi

Key Differences

• Bobrinski’s Jerboa is Least Concern while Box Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bobrinski’s Jerboa	Box Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Dipodidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Allactodipus	Puccinia
Species	Allactodipus bobrinskii	Puccinia buxi

Conservation Status

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bobrinski’s Jerboa	Box Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

The Bobrinski’s Jerboa (Allactodipus bobrinskii) is a species in the genus Allactodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.