Dog's Mercury Rust vs Globe Thistle

Melampsora populnea compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Melampsora	Echinops
Species	Melampsora populnea	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Globe Thistle
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).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark