Dog's Mercury Rust vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Melampsora populnea compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Melampsora	Perognathus
Species	Melampsora populnea	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Plains Pocket Mouse
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).

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.