Dog's Mercury Rust vs Eld's Deer

Melampsora populnea compared with Rucervus eldii

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Eld's Deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Eld's Deer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Melampsora	Rucervus
Species	Melampsora populnea	Rucervus eldii

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Eld's Deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Eld's Deer
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).

Eld's Deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.