Box Rust vs Kelaart's Pipistrelle

Puccinia buxi compared with Pipistrellus ceylonicus

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Kelaart's Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Kelaart's Pipistrelle
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	Pipistrellus
Species	Puccinia buxi	Pipistrellus ceylonicus

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Kelaart's Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Kelaart's Pipistrelle
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.

Kelaart's Pipistrelle

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.