Box Rust vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Puccinia buxi compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Puccinia	Crocidura
Species	Puccinia buxi	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
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.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway