Dog's Mercury Rust vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Melampsora populnea compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Melampsora	Carollia
Species	Melampsora populnea	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Gray Short-tailed Bat
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).

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.