Box Rust vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Puccinia buxi compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Puccinia	Promops
Species	Puccinia buxi	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
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.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.