Dog's Mercury Rust vs Large False Serotine

Melampsora populnea compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Melampsora	Hesperoptenus
Species	Melampsora populnea	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Large False Serotine
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).

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.