Box Rust vs New Guinean Quoll

Puccinia buxi compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Box Rust is Not Evaluated while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Rust	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Puccinia	Dasyurus
Species	Puccinia buxi	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Rust	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

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.