Box Rust vs Eastern Mole

Puccinia buxi compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Puccinia	Scalopus
Species	Puccinia buxi	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

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.