Dog's Mercury Rust vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Melampsora populnea compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Melampsora	Piliocolobus
Species	Melampsora populnea	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Oustalet's Red Colobus
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).

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.