Dog's Mercury Rust vs Formosan rock macaque

Melampsora populnea compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Formosan rock macaque
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Melampsora	Macaca
Species	Melampsora populnea	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Formosan rock macaque
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).

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.