Dog's Mercury Rust vs Scaled Fruiteater

Melampsora populnea compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Cotingidae
Genus	Melampsora	Ampelioides
Species	Melampsora populnea	Ampelioides tschudii

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Scaled Fruiteater
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).

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaled Fruiteater

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway