Box Rust vs Gilbert's dunnart

Puccinia buxi compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Puccinia	Sminthopsis
Species	Puccinia buxi	Sminthopsis gilberti

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Gilbert's dunnart
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.

Gilbert's dunnart

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.