Downy Currant Rust vs Japanese Hare

Puccinia ribis compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Downy Currant Rust is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Currant Rust	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Puccinia	Lepus
Species	Puccinia ribis	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Downy Currant Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Currant Rust	Japanese Hare
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.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.