Dog's Mercury Rust vs Mountain Goat

Melampsora populnea compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Melampsora	Oreamnos
Species	Melampsora populnea	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Mountain Goat
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).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.