Dog's Mercury Rust vs Malayan Water Shrew

Melampsora populnea compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Melampsora	Chimarrogale
Species	Melampsora populnea	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Malayan Water Shrew
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).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.