Broad Bean Rust vs Child’s Rice Rat

Uromyces viciae-fabae compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

• Broad Bean Rust is Not Evaluated while Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad Bean Rust	Child’s Rice Rat
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	Uromyces	Nephelomys
Species	Uromyces viciae-fabae	Nephelomys childi

Conservation Status

Broad Bean Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad Bean Rust	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad Bean Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Broad Bean Rust

The Broad Bean Rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) is a species in the genus Uromyces. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Child’s Rice Rat

The Child’s Rice Rat (Nephelomys childi) is a species in the genus Nephelomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.