Downy Currant Rust vs Fossa

Puccinia ribis compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Downy Currant Rust is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Currant Rust	Fossa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Puccinia	Cryptoprocta
Species	Puccinia ribis	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Downy Currant Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Currant Rust	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Currant Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.