Box Rust vs Montane Water Vole

Puccinia buxi compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Puccinia	Arvicola
Species	Puccinia buxi	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	Montane Water Vole
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.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium