Dog's Mercury Rust vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Melampsora populnea compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Melampsora	Atelerix
Species	Melampsora populnea	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Four-toed Hedgehog
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).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.