Dog's Mercury Rust vs Eastern Red Bat

Melampsora populnea compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Melampsora	Lasiurus
Species	Melampsora populnea	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Eastern Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog's Mercury Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.