Dog's Mercury Rust vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Melampsora populnea compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Melampsora	Alticola
Species	Melampsora populnea	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Lemming Mountain Vole
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).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.