Dog's Mercury Rust vs Jamaican fruit bat

Melampsora populnea compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Jamaican fruit 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	Artibeus
Species	Melampsora populnea	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Jamaican fruit 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).

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.