Box Rust vs Crabeater seal

Puccinia buxi compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Crabeater seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Puccinia	Lobodon
Species	Puccinia buxi	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Crabeater seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.