Dog's Mercury Rust vs Spotted Sandpiper

Melampsora populnea compared with Actitis macularius

Key Differences

• Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated while Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's Mercury Rust	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Melampsora	Actitis
Species	Melampsora populnea	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's Mercury Rust	Spotted Sandpiper
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).

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden