Dog's Mercury Rust vs Equatorial Saki

Melampsora populnea compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Equatorial Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Melampsora	Pithecia
Species	Melampsora populnea	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Equatorial Saki
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).

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.