Box Rust vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Puccinia buxi compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Puccinia	Oligoryzomys
Species	Puccinia buxi	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
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.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.