Crown Rust vs Mexican cottontail

Puccinia coronata compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crown 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 coronata	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Crown Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crown Rust	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crown Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.