Dog's Mercury Rust vs Orange-throated Bat

Melampsora populnea compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Orange-throated Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Orange-throated Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Melampsora	Lampronycteris
Species	Melampsora populnea	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Orange-throated 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).

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.