Brown oak slender vs Downy Currant Rust

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Puccinia ribis

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while Downy Currant Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Downy Currant Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Puccinia
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Puccinia ribis

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Downy Currant Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Downy Currant Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Downy Currant Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden