Dog's Mercury Rust vs Formosan Serow

Melampsora populnea compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Formosan Serow
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Melampsora	Capricornis
Species	Melampsora populnea	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Formosan Serow
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 Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.