Dog's Mercury Rust vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Melampsora populnea compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Melampsora	Peropteryx
Species	Melampsora populnea	Peropteryx macrotis

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Lesser Dog-like 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).

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.