Dog's Mercury Rust vs Little Black Serotine

Melampsora populnea compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Little Black 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	Eptesicus
Species	Melampsora populnea	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Little Black 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).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.