Box Rust vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Puccinia buxi compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Hairy-footed 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 hirtipes

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Hairy-footed 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.

Hairy-footed 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.