Box Rust vs Japanese Noctule

Puccinia buxi compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Puccinia	Nyctalus
Species	Puccinia buxi	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Japanese Noctule
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.

Japanese Noctule

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.