Dog's Mercury Rust vs Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

Melampsora populnea compared with Asellia patrizii

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Melampsora	Asellia
Species	Melampsora populnea	Asellia patrizii

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed 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).

Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.