Box Rust vs Mexican cottontail

Puccinia buxi compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Puccinia	Sylvilagus
Species	Puccinia buxi	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

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.